The Country Fire Authority said they were called to a rescue at Indicator Lane in Mount Clear, just south of Ballarat. In November 2007, rescuers successfully brought 27 miners back to the surface after a cave-in at the mine.
Emergency services were called to Indicator Lane in Mount Clear, just south of Ballarat, about 4.50pm on Wednesday.
The Country Fire Authority said: “Crews responded to reports of two people trapped under rock underground.” Ballarat Mayor Des Hudson said on Wednesday night that the community was hoping for a positive outcome. Victory Minerals owns and operates the Ballarat Gold Mine, which employs about 200 people and aims to produce about 40,000 to 50,000 ounces of gold a yearhas reported a subsidiary of London hedge fund Acheron Capital agreed to buy the mine three months ago from the liquidators of collapsed companies Balmaine Gold, which traded as Victory Minerals, and Golden Point Group.have reported an estimated 600 tonnes of rock collapsed into one of the mine’s underground tunnels in March 2021.
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