Rajasthan Mine Collapse

• 16 May 2024

Why in News?

Recently, all 15 officials from Hindustan Copper Limited who were trapped in a mine in Rajasthan were rescued on 15 th May, 2024.

Key Points

• The incident happened at the Kolihan mine when a cage carrying the officials down the mine shaft collapsed after a rope snapped.
• Rescue efforts continued through the night, and all 14 survivors were transported to a hospital in Jaipur for treatment.
• The Kolihan Mine are mechanised underground copper mines in Rajasthan owned by Hindustan Copper Limited.
• The mined ore is treated in the Khetri Copper Complex's concentrator plant.
• The Kolihan mine is located in the Neem Ka Thana district and is part of the Khetri Copper Belt's northern tip, covering 162.23 hectares.

Khetri Copper Complex

• Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralisation, giving rise to a 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt.
• The belt comprises of tightly folded Proterozoic metasediments that rest over basement gneisses and is a part of the North Delhi fold belt.
• Prominent deposits of the belt are: Khetri, Kolihan, Banwas, Chandmari, Dhani Basri, Baniwali Ki Dhani (Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan).
  • Other deposits are: Dholamala, Akwali, Muradpura - Pacheri (Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan), and Devtalai (Bhilwara, Rajasthan).