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Death toll in collapsed Indonesia mine rises to 9

Rescuers recovered the bodies of four more workers from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine, police and company officials said Sunday. Nineteen other workers were missing and feared dead.Full story

Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing. Full story

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Workers take part in the rescue effort after a underground training classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province
Workers take part in the rescue effort after a underground training classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province

Workers take part in the rescue effort after a underground training classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province in this May 17, 2013 picture provided by PT Freeport Indonesia. Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian copper mine should remain closed

Workers take part in the rescue effort after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province
Workers take part in the rescue effort after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province

Workers take part in the rescue effort after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province in this May 15, 2013 picture provided by PT Freeport Indonesia. Operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine remained halted for a second day,

Workers crowd round an ambulance shortly after a survivor was rescued from the debris after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province
Workers crowd round an ambulance shortly after a survivor was rescued from the debris after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province

Workers crowd round an ambulance shortly after a survivor was rescued from the debris after a classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province in this May 15, 2013 picture provided by PT Freeport Indonesia. Operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Ind

Rescuers use ground support split set and welded mesh to prevent rockfall during process rescuing workers still trapped underground at Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province
Rescuers use ground support split set and welded mesh to prevent rockfall during process rescuing workers still trapped underground at Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province

Rescuers use a ground support split set and welded mesh to prevent rockfall during a process rescuing workers still trapped in an underground training class at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province in this May 15, 2013 picture provided by PT Freeport Indonesia. Operations at Freeport-Mc