One dead, 29 rescued after gold mine collapse

One man has died and another has been seriously injured after rocks collapsed at a gold mine in Ballarat, Australia on Thursday.

Authorities were called to the Ballarat Gold Mine on Wednesday night after reports of a rockfall. The secretary of Australian Workers Union's Victoria said that the information they have is that the workers were performing a task that was a quick, cheap and easy way to chase gold. The site has been closed down so safety regulators can conduct their investigations, authorities said.