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Pasta de Conchos mine
Coverage of Pasta de Conchos mine in the Nexus archive.
- Miner rescued alive after spending nearly 2 weeks trapped underground in flooded area
A miner, Francisco Zapata Nájera, was rescued after 13 days trapped underground following a dam breach at the El Rosario mine in Sinaloa, Mexico. The rescue involved divers and the Mexican Army's Emergency Response Battalion, with Zapata Nájera later hospitalized for treatment. Officials noted another miner's death and one missing in the incident.