A complete of 40 folks had been working underground on the gold mine in Yining county on the time of the collapse.
Rescuers are working to achieve 18 folks trapped underground after a collapse at a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang area, state media reported.
A complete of 40 folks had been working on the mine in Yining county, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the border with Kazakhstan when the mine caved in on Saturday afternoon.
Twenty-two miners had been delivered to the floor however 18 stay trapped.
“A rescue operation is beneath solution to retrieve the remaining miners,” Xinhua information company stated late on Saturday.
Mine security has improved in current a long time in China, however accidents nonetheless happen steadily in an business the place security directions are sometimes lax, particularly on the most rudimentary websites.
In September final 12 months, 19 miners stranded underground after the collapse of a coal mine within the northwest province of Qinghai had been discovered lifeless after a protracted search.
In December 2021, 20 miners had been rescued from a flooded coal mine in northern Shanxi province whereas two others died.
China is the biggest producer of gold globally. Final 12 months, the nation mined 370 metric tonnes of gold, and has held its high place for greater than 10 years.
