Four Miners Trapped in Mexico After Mine Collapse

Four workers were trapped in a mine in northwest Mexico after a structure collapsed, authorities reported on Friday. The accident occurred on Wednesday at the Minerales de Sinaloa mine in the municipality of El Rosario, in the southern part of the state. Roy Navarrete, director of Civil Protection in Sinaloa, told The Associated Press that there were 25 workers in the mine at the time of the collapse, with 21 managing to escape but four remaining trapped. The Army sent 38 personnel from an emergency response battalion to Sinaloa on Friday to assist in the rescue of the four miners, the Secretariat of Defense said in a statement. Nearly a hundred Civil Protection officials and federal and state forces are participating in the operation. This incident sparked a strong public reaction as it revealed how many Mexican miners work without safety measures or labor authority supervision. The bodies of the 10 deceased miners were recovered during search operations, concluded in February 2025. A similar event occurred in February 2006 at the Pasta de Conchos mine, also in Coahuila, where 65 miners died in an explosion. Twenty years after the Pasta de Conchos tragedy, President Claudia Sheinbaum committed last February to the government continuing rescue efforts until the last miner is found. Recovery work began during the previous administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as it was one of his campaign pledges in the 2018 elections. In the Pasta de Conchos mine accident, 65 workers were trapped. In Coahuila, we reaffirm our commitment to the families of the 65 miners from Pasta de Conchos; we will search for the remains of the 38 bodies that are yet to be located. Twenty years after the tragedy, we have rescued 25. We will always fight for justice and truth.