The third exploration well has started to be opened in the Pioneer mine in the Amur region, where 13 miners have been trapped under the rubble since March 18. This was reported by RIA NewsReferring to the government of the Amur region.
“Drilling of 3 exploration wells continues. “The first one is ready at 160 of 262 meters, the second one is at 62 of 205 meters, on the night ventilation slope, directly in the underground works, a mobile drilling rig was established and started to work, the first meters have been completed,” officials pointed out.
It was also announced that the fourth drilling rig would come to the scene and drill an additional well.
It was previously reported that rescue teams were on duty throughout the entire operation at the Pioneer mine in the Amur region. developed The rubble, where 13 miners have been found since March 18, is 220 meters deep.
On March 18, a rock collapse occurred in a gold mine. According to the data of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there are 13 people under the rubble. On March 20, a special plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry arrived in Blagoveshchensk with an additional rescue team and group of engineers.
It was previously known that the volume of the mine collapse in the Amur region was increasing. It turned out to be several times higher than estimates.