Gold Miners Trapped

Nine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, local government officials said Monday, leaving one unaccounted for after a blast at the site.

Chinese miners trapped underground for nine days have recovered some strength after food and medical supplies were lowered to them, rescuers said Tuesday, as authorities race to save the workers.

Rescuers at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine brought in a heavy excavator to the perilous site Friday as they ramped up efforts to reach more than 30 miners still trapped underground.

Five Tanzanian gold miners have been rescued after spending 41 trapped deep underground eating cockroaches and frogs to survive, the mining ministry and survivors said today.

Nearly 500 miners who were trapped underground by a fire at a gold mine in South Africa on Sunday were brought to the surface safely, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said.

Rescuers in Nicaragua on Friday rescued 20 miners who had been trapped deep underground for nearly two days after a cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine, but five more workers were still missing.

Rescuers worked Friday to reach at least 24 gold miners trapped by a landslide in northern Nicaragua.

Authorities on Monday suspended the search for eight miners trapped in a collapsed gold mine in southern Honduras, citing the danger to rescuers.

Rescuers said there was little hope that eight miners trapped underground in an illegal Honduran gold mine would be found alive, as a group of local miners prepared a last-ditch attempt to save their colleagues.

Honduran officials said Saturday they are losing hope that any of eight still-trapped workers survived the collapse of small gold mine.

Three miners were rescued after spending more than two days trapped following a collapse at a small, wildcat gold mine in southern Honduras while eight others remain missing.

Rescuers labored with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said on Thursday.

A landslide at the entrance of a small gold mine in southern Honduras trapped at least 11 miners underground on Wednesday, firefighters said.

A cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine in Honduras trapped at least 11 miners on Wednesday, officials said.

Mozambique police said on Thursday at least a dozen people were trapped underground after an illegal mine collapsed in the northern district of Memba, killing five miners.

Nine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, local government officials said Monday, leaving one unaccounted for after a blast at the site.

Chinese miners trapped underground for nine days have recovered some strength after food and medical supplies were lowered to them, rescuers said Tuesday, as authorities race to save the workers.

Rescuers at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine brought in a heavy excavator to the perilous site Friday as they ramped up efforts to reach more than 30 miners still trapped underground.

Five Tanzanian gold miners have been rescued after spending 41 trapped deep underground eating cockroaches and frogs to survive, the mining ministry and survivors said today.

Nearly 500 miners who were trapped underground by a fire at a gold mine in South Africa on Sunday were brought to the surface safely, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said.

Rescuers in Nicaragua on Friday rescued 20 miners who had been trapped deep underground for nearly two days after a cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine, but five more workers were still missing.

Rescuers worked Friday to reach at least 24 gold miners trapped by a landslide in northern Nicaragua.

Authorities on Monday suspended the search for eight miners trapped in a collapsed gold mine in southern Honduras, citing the danger to rescuers.

Rescuers said there was little hope that eight miners trapped underground in an illegal Honduran gold mine would be found alive, as a group of local miners prepared a last-ditch attempt to save their colleagues.

Honduran officials said Saturday they are losing hope that any of eight still-trapped workers survived the collapse of small gold mine.

Three miners were rescued after spending more than two days trapped following a collapse at a small, wildcat gold mine in southern Honduras while eight others remain missing.

Rescuers labored with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said on Thursday.

A landslide at the entrance of a small gold mine in southern Honduras trapped at least 11 miners underground on Wednesday, firefighters said.

A cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine in Honduras trapped at least 11 miners on Wednesday, officials said.

Mozambique police said on Thursday at least a dozen people were trapped underground after an illegal mine collapsed in the northern district of Memba, killing five miners.