CP NewsAlert: Natural air flowing to trapped miners in B.C., firm confident of rescue

  • Canadian Press

The entrance to the Red Chris mine near Iskut, B.C. is shown on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Middleton

The safety chief for the operator of a British Columbia mine where three workers are trapped underground says natural air is flowing to them.

Bernard Wessels, global safety head for Newmont Corp., would not say how long he expects the rescue to take, but "from a timing perspective" the company is confident.

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