Rescue mission continues in Zambia for miners buried in mudslide | Mining News

by Press Room


An unknown number of miners still remain trapped in the Zambian town of Chingola.

Rescue workers in Zambia were still searching on Monday for at least 25 informal miners buried alive four days ago by a mudslide at an open-pit copper mine, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said.

The miners at Seseli Mine in Chingola, about 400km (250 miles) northwest of the capital Lusaka, were trapped in three places on Thursday night and heavy rains had flooded the pit, the government said.

The rescue mission began early Friday and while it remains unclear how many miners were trapped, Kabuswe said 25 families…



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