Overview

• Colombia’s National Mining Agency rescue unit and Aris Mining brigades worked in continuous shifts to clear the blocked access and evacuate the workers in Segovia, Antioquia.
• The miners stayed stable underground at roughly 80 meters with functioning ventilation, compressed air, food, water, thermal blankets and telephone guidance from medical personnel.
• Authorities described the incident as a geomechanical failure near the mine’s main entrance, with the collapse reported about fifteen meters from the adit.
• Aris Mining maintained that 23 people were trapped, resolving initial reports of 25, and its shares fell as much as 11% during the incident.
• Separately, Civil Defense recovered seven bodies from an illegal gold shaft in Cauca, highlighting higher risks in unregulated sites; official data cite 124 mining deaths in 2024 and about 60–65 by mid‑2025.