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Four miners trapped after gold mine collapse in Sinaloa, Mexico; specialized military teams arrive

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A landslide at the El Rosario gold mining operation near Rosales has left four workers buried underground since early Wednesday morning as emergency services mobilize to conduct a search and recovery mission ahead of Friday dawn when expert specialists are scheduled to begin their work in Sinaloa state authorities have confirmed that all victims remain trapped.

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    A mine collapse in the El Rosario gold mining area of Sinaloa has trapped four workers.
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    Specialized military units have arrived from Mexico City to assist with search and rescue operations on March 27th, while experts are scheduled for early Friday morning (March 30).
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    The incident occurred at a significant time in the day but remains ongoing as of late evening reports.
[Mar 28] Four workers remain trapped following an ore mine collapse near El Rosario, Sinaloa (Jornada.com.mx).
[Mar 27] - Evening Specialized military units arrived in the area to search for and rescue four miners who were left behind after a tunnel closure at an ore mine near El Rosario, Sinaloa (Lineadirectaportal).
[Mar 27] - Late Four gold mining workers remain trapped following the collapse of part of their shaft in Rosales de la Sierra municipality on March 19th. Rescue operations are underway with specialized military units (Proceso.com.mx).
[Mar 27] - Morning Experts will arrive during early Friday morning to rescue four miners trapped in a mine collapse near El Rosario, Sinaloa after part of the tunnel collapsed on March 19th (lineadirectaportal.com).