Collapse at the Pioneer gold mine

Pioneer mine, Zeysky District, Amur Oblast · 18 Mar 2024

On 18 March 2024 rock collapsed at the Pioneer gold mine in Amur Oblast, trapping 13 miners. The rescue was called off on 1 April; courts later convicted the mine's managers and two Rostekhnadzor officials over the deaths of 13 people.

Official figures

• Dead, by the official count: 13 (as of 30 May 2025) archive copy

The sources' words

• On the death toll, as of 30 May 2025: «Погибли 13 чел.» МЧС России: «Государственный доклад „О состоянии защиты населения и территорий Российской Федерации от чрезвычайных ситуаций природного и техногенного характера в 2024 году“», 2025 · archive copy

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