Türkiye's Ministry of Environment has revoked the environmental certificate and license of a gold mine in Erzincan province in the east of the country, where approximately 10 million tons of soil collapsed on February 13, trapping nine miners underground.
Report informs via TASS that on Saturday, Turkish Minister of Energy Alparslan Bayraktar, told reporters that search and rescue work in the emergency area continues, the authorities carry out environmental measurements daily, and to date no environmental or water pollution has been observed.
"No harmful substances were found in the water in the area of the rock fall in any of the nine places, we give priority to the environment, there is no threat to public health," Bayraktar said.
As part of the investigation into the emergency at the gold mine, six people out of eight previously detained were arrested. Among those detained is a Canadian citizen who is a representative of the employing company.
A Canadian citizen was recently detained in Türkiye as part of an investigation into a rock collapse at a gold mine.