Thirteen miners trapped in the ruins of Pioneer gold mine in Russia’s Far East region of Amur have been declared dead.
- The rescue operation at the Pioneer gold mine has officially been halted.
- The tragedy struck the gold mine close to Chinese border in Russia on March 18.
- A devastating landslide buried 13 miners more than 120 meters underground. It sparked a desperate rescue operation.
- The Pioneer gold mine, one of Russia’s largest, is in the Amur region which borders China, about 5,300 km (3,300 miles) east of Moscow.
