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The four workers imprisoned in a small coal mine in Peru since Thursday (31) were saved for life, surviving thanks to a ventilation tube that was not damaged after the well collapsed said officials. ] Miners presented dehydration maps because, just two days after the collapse of the Pampa mine in the Andean province of Oyó, it was possible to get water and water food through the same ventilation tube, announced Monday relief. The workers were rescued Sunday night and transferred to a hospital in the region, confirmed the Minister of Mines and Energy, Francisco Escodes, on Twitter.
The collapse of part of the small Pampa coal mine, located more than 4,000 meters above sea level, occurred after heavy seasonal rains in the area, which affected the structure of the deposit, officials said.
The head of the Lima Civil Defense Institute, Len Jiménez, told the local Peru21 newspaper that part of the mine's roof had been lowered to about a thousand meters deep. "The whole mine did not come in. We worked with specialized personnel in this type of rescue."
Peru, which is not a major coal producer, is the world's second largest supplier of copper and zinc and the sixth gold.
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