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Jul
British Columbia (Richa Walia): Three workers trapped deep underground for over 60 hours at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia have been safely rescued and reunited with their families. The rescue operation, described as meticulously planned and executed, concluded late Thursday night after intense efforts to reach the drillers, who had been stranded since Tuesday morning due to two successive rockfalls.Newmont Corp., the mine operator, confirmed the workers were brought to the surface at 10:40 p.m. PT. Identified by their employer Hy-Tech Drilling as Kevin Coumbs from Ontario, Darien Maduke from B.C., and Jesse Chubaty from Manitoba, the…