The operations are carried out with the deployment of various units of the Armed Forces.
Zaruma-THE GOLD
A group of soldiers and personnel from the Agency for the Regulation and Control of Energy and Non-Renewable Resources carried out an inspection at the mine accesses, where illegal miners are presumed to enter, and seized explosive material, air motor and tools for extraction of the mineral.
“While the patrol was being carried out in the mining exclusion zone of the Zaruma canton, we inspected five mine openings, where we found the materials that were being used by the miners who work outside the law,” said the head of the military operation, who omitted his identity.
Miduvi announced that it will carry out a housing plan for victims of the Zaruma sinkhole
The operations are carried out with the deployment of various units of the Armed Forces that have the mission of identifying the clandestine accesses of the illegal miners and that through old galleries reach the subsoil of Zaruma, where there is a vein of gold.
It was also reported the seizure of around 400 bags of mineralized material in three clandestine camps that were located within the mining exclusion zone. Likewise, blocks of dynamite and explosives were found about 5 kilometers under the city of Zaruma.
The control of the Armed Forces and other entities in Zaruma increased after the sinkhole that occurred on Wednesday, December 15, which has caused the collapse of four homes considered heritage.
Fulton Serrano, governor of El Oro, said that the 76 families affected by the sinkhole have received aid kits including food, supplies, crockery and more.
A study is being carried out in the Zaruma sinkhole area to determine what caused it and find a solution
For its part, the National Risk and Emergency Management Service began equipping the temporary shelter at the Sultana de El Oro high school to house about 80 people.
The Ministry of Development and Housing (Miduvi) reported that there are 31 properties that are in red (unsafe goods), 5 in yellow (restricted use) and one in green (well inspected), while the elements of the Fire Department are in charge of carry out periodic inspections (every three hours) in the area of the sinkhole. (I)
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