Collapse at the Pioneer gold mine

Pioneer mine, Zeysky District, Amur Oblast · 18 Mar 2024 · Mine accident

On 18 March 2024 rock collapsed at the Pioneer gold mine in Amur Oblast, trapping 13 miners. The rescue was called off on 1 April; courts later convicted the mine's managers and two Rostekhnadzor officials over the deaths of 13 people.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 13; as of 26 Dec 2025 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 26 Dec 2025

«Благовещенский городской суд признал двух сотрудников Дальневосточного управления Ростехнадзора виновными в злоупотреблении должностными полномочиями по итогам расследования гибели 13 человек на руднике "Пионер" в Амурской области в марте прошлого года.»

Интерфакс: «Сотрудники Ростехнадзора осуждены в Приамурье по делу о гибели 13 горняков», 26.12.2025 · archive copy

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Editor Pavel Guzhikov, 12 Oct 2026 — Pavel's batch decision of 12 Oct 2026 (DECISIONS, Emergencies)
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