BEIJING: Aid workers were working to reach 18 people on Sunday. Trapped underground after entering a cave in a gold mine. in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, state media reported.
At the time of the collapse on Saturday afternoon, a total of 40 people were working underground at the mine in Yening County, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Kazakhstan border.
Twenty-two miners were brought to the surface but 18 Stay stuck.
“Rescue operations are on to evacuate the rest. Miner” Xinhua News Agency said late Saturday.
Mine safety has improved in recent decades, as the media has covered major incidents, many of which were once ignored.
But accidents still happen frequently in an industry where safety guidelines are often lax, especially in the most primitive places.
In September last year, 19 miners trapped underground after a coal mine collapse in the northwestern province of Qinghai were found dead after a long search.
But in December 2021, 20 miners were rescued from a flood at a coal mine in northern Shaanxi province while two others died.