JAKARTA - Twenty-three miners were rescued after being trapped for 43 hours in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia on Wednesday, September 23.
The miners were greeted with applause as they successfully escaped from the La Reliquia mine in Antioquia.
According to the AP, on Thursday, September 25, Colombia's National Mining Agency reported that the mine's main entrance collapsed on Monday due to a "geomechanical failure."
A video released by the National Mining Agency showed the first miners to be rescued walking out under their own power, using ropes to climb the steep entrance to the mine shaft. Their health conditions were not immediately disclosed.
The miners' families had waited for hours and were in tears as the victims were evacuated.
The gold mine is located on land owned by Aris Mining Corp. of Canada, but is operated by a local mining cooperative.
Aris Mining previously said it had provided food, water, and ventilation to the trapped workers during the rescue effort. The mine employs about 60 people and accounts for a "small portion" of the company's total gold production in the region.
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