2024-07-15 14:44:16
Seremi Daniel Curiqueo made it clear that the rescue efforts for the worker have already begun and that they are waiting for a favorable result.
The Seremi of Mining of Arica and Parinacota reported that Rescue efforts are underway for a worker who remains trapped at a depth of 260 metres, after a landslide was recorded at the Pampa Camarones mine.
He Seremi Daniel Curiqueo Barraza He explained that the incident occurred at 00:00 hours on Tuesday, “in circumstances where a worker was in a low-profile LHD truck, and was reportedly trapped.”
The regional authority stressed that, Despite having been underground for more than 20 hours, “we have learned that the worker is in good health.”
Along these lines, he indicated that the miner involved “He would not be injured, he has good ventilation conditions and is radially connected to the surface.”
In addition, Seremi Daniel Curiqueo made it clear that the rescue efforts for the worker have already begun and that they are waiting for a favorable result.
“Sernageomin specialists are on site. Likewise, there is health personnel and GOPE from Carabineros,” the regional minister of mining of Arica and Parinacota, who did not provide further details about the circumstances of the collapse.