BEIJING (Reuters) - Safety crews in China’s Liaoning province rescued almost two dozen people who were trapped after a blast at an iron ore mining project, state media said on Wednesday, the latest deadly incident in one of the world’s top mining nations.

The explosion at the site, which is under construction, killed 11 people and injured nine on Tuesday morning, according to online reports by the People’s Daily and CCTV.

On Wednesday, state television showed live images of rescue crews and heavy machinery being used to pull the survivors from the project.

Two people were still missing, state media said.

Iron ore futures rallied on Wednesday morning on news of the explosion even as the market remains in a hefty surplus due to big imports. China is the world’s top consumer of the steelmaking ingredient.

The project in Benxi city, which is owned by the Huamei Group, is the first phase of the facility due to open in 2019 producing 15 million tonnes per year.

Telephone calls made to Huamei and the Benxi city government went unanswered.

China’s government has taken action to try to improve the poor safety record at many mines.

In May, an explosion at a small coal mine in China’s Hunan province killed two workers while another three are missing, the Hunan coal mine safety regulation bureau said.

At 10:18 a.m. (0218 GMT), the most-active prices for delivery in September were up 2.6 percent at 474 yuan ($74.13) per tonne.</s>At least 11 people were killed in an explosion at an iron-ore mining project in China’s Liaoning province on Tuesday, Reuters reported quoting state media as saying. At least 25 people are still trapped in the mine owned by the Huamei Group Company.

The municipal government of Benxi, where the accident took place, has dispatched a rescue team, AFP reported. At least nine people have been injured and are being provided medical assistance.

In May, an explosion at a coal mine in Hunan province killed two workers.</s>Beijing: Rescuers pulled 23 miners to safety after a blast at an iron mine in northeast China trapped them underground and killed 11 others, the government said on Wednesday.

Two workers were still missing after explosives that were being transported to a mine blew up near the entrance on Tuesday afternoon in Benxi, a city in Liaoning province, the Ministry of Emergency Management stated on its website.

The explosion damaged a mine shaft that was more than 1,000 meters deep, trapping workers who were underground. Eleven workers were killed instantly and 9 were injured in the blast. The injured miners are now being treated in a hospital, the ministry said.

China's mines are some of the world's deadliest, although steady improvements in regulations, safety training and equipment have reduced the toll. Liaoning province has seen its share of accidents, including a dust explosion in 2014 that killed 28 miners and injured 50.</s>BEIJING: Eleven people were killed and nine injured on Tuesday in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China’s Liaoning province, state media reported. Twenty-five people are trapped in the mine run by China National Coal Group Co, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Some of the trapped victims were able to contact people outside, the report said. The injured have been rushed to hospital and the municipal government of Benxi, where the accident occurred, has dispatched a rescue team, CCTV said.</s>BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion at an iron ore mining project in China’s northeastern province of Liaoning on Tuesday has killed 11 people and injured nine, state media said.

Another 25 people are trapped after the blast, which happened at around 0810 GMT at the mine, according to online reports by the People’s Daily and CCTV. The mine is in Liaoning province’s Benxi city and owned by Huamei Group Company.

Benxi city officials have gone to the site to help with the rescue, CCTV said. Telephone calls made to the Huamei Group and the Benxi city government went unanswered.

China’s government has taken action to try to improve the poor safety record at many mines.

In May, an explosion at a small coal mine in China’s Hunan province killed two workers while another three are missing, the Hunan coal mine safety regulation bureau said.</s>Twenty-three miners were rescued alive on Wednesday after an iron mine exploded on Tuesday in the northeastern province of Liaoning, killing 11 workers with two others reported still missing.

The explosion occurred on Tuesday around 4.10 pm local time (8.10 am GMT) at the entrance of the mine, located in the city of Benxi, after the miners dropped explosives down the 1,000-meter-deep mine shaft, state news agency Xinhua reported.</s>An explosion tore apart a truck carrying explosives at a construction site for an iron ore project in Benxi, Liaoning Province. 11 people were killed and 25 were trapped underground at the mine site.https://t.co/lnQG5njdHR</s>Eleven dead, 25 trapped in explosion at iron-ore mine in NE China: CCTV

BEIJING: Eleven people were killed and nine injured Tuesday in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China´s Liaoning province, state media reported.

Twenty-five people are trapped in the mine run by China National Coal Group Co, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

The injured have been rushed to hospital and the municipal government of Benxi, where the accident occurred, has dispatched a rescue team, CCTV said.

Deadly mining accidents are common in China due to lack of safety precautions.

A gas leak killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central Hunan province in May last year.

Seventeen other coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft in northeastern Heilongjiang province in March 2017.

In December 2016, explosions in two separate coal mines in the Inner Mongolia region and in Heilongjiang killed at least 59 people.

Also in 2016, 33 miners were killed in a colliery explosion in October in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing, and in September at least 18 were killed in a mine blast in the northwestern Ningxia region.</s>Rescuers have pulled 23 miners in northeast China to safety after a blast at an iron mine trapped them underground and killed 11 others.

The official Xinhua News Agency said two workers remained missing Wednesday after explosives that were being transported to a mine blew up near the entrance Tuesday afternoon in Benxi, a city in Liaoning province.

The explosion damaged the mine shaft that was more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) deep, trapping 25 workers who were underground. Eleven workers were killed instantly and nine were injured.

China's mines were long the world's deadliest, although steady improvements in regulations, safety training and equipment have reduced the toll. Liaoning province has seen its share of accidents, including a dust explosion in 2014 that killed 28 miners and injured 50.</s>State media says it left eleven people dead and nine others injured.

It's reported two people are still missing.

China's government has been taking action to improve the country's poor recent safety record at mines.

The deadly incident took place at an iron ore site in the Liaoning province, which had been under construction.

The project in Benxi city is the first phase of the facility, due to open in 2019 and produce fifteen million tonnes of iron per year.
An explosion at an iron ore mine in Benxi, Liaoning, kills 11 people, 23 others were rescued from the site, while 2 more remain trapped.