The Federal Government of Canada agreed to a request for assistance from the Dominican Republic to provide equipment and trained personnel to help to the rescue of the miners Gregory Alexander Perez and Carlos Yepes, trapped in the Cerro Maimón mine since last Sunday.
According to a press release, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster military aircraft will depart in the next few hours for the country with a mining excavation system, composed of machines, tools, various rescue technologies with more than 52,000 pounds.
The document also indicates that among the equipment transported by the aircraft that would land at the José Francisco Peña Gómez Las Américas International Airport, Featured is a Cubex Model 6200 drill, which weighs more than 25,000 pounds with its mast.
As well as un Booster R-110 Cubexequipment reinforcement of 8,500 pounds, in addition to rod racks, transformers and miscellaneous material make up the rest of the equipment.
“Aid to the Dominican Republic from Canada for the rescue of miners Gregory Alexander Méndez Torres and Carlos Yépez Ospina, is carried out in coordination with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, the Canadian Armed Forces and their counterparts in the Dominican Republic”, indicates the letter.
Also, it points out that the aircraft will arrive on Dominican soil this Sunday, August 7 from Val-d’Or Regional Airport, located five hours north of Ottawa, and landing at Las Américas International Airport in the followingnoon of the same day.
Said equipment provided for the rescue operation “is a solidarity gesture of a humanitarian nature – by the company Machines Roger International, a mining company established in Val-d’Or, Canada, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Melaine Joly”.
The request of the Dominican Government to Canada was made under the direct coordination of President Luis Abinader; Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and the ambassador to Canada, Michelle Cohen.
We are grateful for the Federal Government of Canada’s quick response to our request for assistance. In the next few hours a military plane will arrive with equipment for the rescue work of our miners. In God We Trust. #RDconNuestrosMineros
– Luis Abinader (@luisabinader) August 7, 2022
Tragedy
The last Sunday Gregory and Carlos stayed trapped following a landslide in the Cerros de Maimón mine, Monseñor Nouel province, while they were carrying out work for the Dominican Mining Corporation (Cormidom).