Failures in protocols? Informal miners denounce that the multinational Zijin Continental Gold It would be failing to comply with protocols for its backfilling, which would have caused the death of two small miners in Buriticá.
The bodies of two miners who were rescued from a sinkhole by the multinational Zijin Continental Gold in Buriticá remain in Forensic Medicine. Their families announce legal action.
We suggest: The bodies of miners are rescued in Buriticá after more than 32 days
The death of miners Danny Ocampo and Édison Jiménez Higuita put the protocols of the multinational Zijin Continental Gold under scrutiny for the procedure of backwashing with mud in its shafts in Buriticá.
The two informal workers were trapped for 32 days until they were rescued dead. A similar situation occurred in 2022 when mechanisms such as alarms and warnings were agreed upon to confirm that there are no risks to human integrity.
The relatives of the victims denounce that there was negligence on the part of the company and the National Mining Agency in the search for the two miners.
Despite the consultation from Noticias Telemedellín, the multinational Zijin Continental Gold has not commented following the discovery of the two bodies inside its Yaraguá mine.
