UNDERGROUND MINING

Fire kills 27 at gold mine in Peru

The 27 overnight workers at the Sermigold artisanal mine in Peru died after a fire swept through the subcutaneous worksite over the weekend.

 175 workers were rescued from the mine early Saturday.

175 workers were rescued from the mine early Saturday.

Yanaquihua, a small Peruvian mining company, operates the gold mine in the Arequipa region of southern Peru. Initial reports from the scene described an explosion likely set off by a short circuit some...

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