The desperate search has continued through the night for two mining contractors missing after an underground zinc mine collapse in northern Queensland.
Rescuers using drone technology have found a light vehicle the workers were believed to be driving when the collapse happened at Dugald River Mine near Cloncurry on Wednesday.
The collapse, which happened about 125 metres below the surface, involved a light vehicle and a drill rig falling into a void at the mine operated by MMG.
Rescue teams have been trying to locate the two Barminco contractors who were unaccounted for following the incident.
Barminco owner Perenti on Thursday said specialists using drones, void-scanning technology, and video imagery had located the light vehicle, and rescue teams were using heavy underground mining equipment to access the location….