First of 22 Chinese miners trapped in gold mine rescued

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CNN) A miner who was trapped underground in a gold mine for more than two weeks in eastern China has been rescued, Chinese state media reported. One miner is believed to be dead after sustaining a head injury in the blast, state media said . […] Some of the workers in the chamber are trying to help rescuers locate their missing colleagues by using laser pointers and loudspeakers, but they have received no response, Xinhua reported. […] In September, at least 16 workers in southwestern China died after they became trapped underground in a coal mine and exposed to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide, state media reported. And in 2016, dozens of workers were confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in the city of Chongqing.

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