In Russia, an explosion occurred at the mine: three people died

3 people died in the mine in Russia/Russian media

In the mine in the Orenburg region, located in Russia, there was an explosion. As a result, at least 3 employees of the enterprise were killed.

This is reported by the Russian media, Channel 24 reports. The explosion occurred at the mine of the Gaisky GOK enterprise in the town of Gai.

There was no communication with three employees of the mine

First, the emergency services reported that there was no communication with three mine workers. It was later confirmed that these people died.

The explosion occurred during the blasting. Detonation happened prematurely. There were 91 people in the mine at that time, 88 came to the surface on their own.

What is known about the “Gai Mining and Processing Plant”:

• The company was founded in 1959. It is around him that the city of Gai was built.
• It is part of the enterprises of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company.
• Ryzhaya Gaiskoye deposit, in addition to copper, contains in industrial concentrations: zinc, lead, sulfur, gold, silver, as well as cadmium, selenium, tellurium, gallium, bismuth.