A small company, Yanaquihua, is responsible for managing the mine. Its representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment
Twenty-seven people have died in a fire at a small gold mine in southern Peru, authorities said today, the deadliest accident at a single mine in more than two decades.
In a statement it issued, the local government said the fire was caused by a short circuit in the early hours of Saturday morning in the southern region of Arequipa. Images that appeared on local media and social media showed plumes of black smoke rising from the scene.
Las llamas surgieron tras un cortocircuito en una formal mine que encuentra en una isolated e uncomunicada en el south de Perú. https://t.co/fpQINNnThu
— Diario Panorama (@diario_panorama) May 7, 2023
A small company, Yanaquihua, is responsible for managing the mine. Its representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“It has been confirmed by the Yanakihua police station, there are 27 dead,” local prosecutor Giovani Matos told local television today.
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Peru is the largest producer of gold and the second largest producer of copper in the world. According to data from Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines, the incident is the deadliest accident at a single mine since 2000.
In 2022, 38 people were killed in mining accidents across the country, highlighting safety concerns in Latin America’s mining sector. The deadliest year in Peru was 2002, when 73 people were killed in various mining accidents.
Source :Skai
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