FILE PHOTO: Rescuers take part in a search operation in an attempt to save 13 miners, who were trapped in the Pioneer gold mine after a rock fall, in the Amur region, Russia, in this picture published March 21, 2024.  Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Russian gold mine rescue halted amid collapse risk, 13 trapped

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Most rescue efforts at a gold mine in Russia's far east where 13 miners were trapped by a rock fall last week have been suspended due to the risk of another collapse, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday.

The Pioneer gold mine, one of Russia's largest, is located in the Amur region which borders China, about 5,300 km (3,300 miles) east of Moscow.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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