An accident involved 17 miners some 365 metres beneath the surface at Alrosa's Udachninskiy ore-dressing plant 14 km south of the Arctic Circle.
At least 138 miners brought safely to surface of Alrosa's Mir complex with hopes of getting remaining men out alive.
A methane explosion at Mine No. 7 in the Prokopyevsky district of Kemerovo region led to the deaths of four miners.
Men reunited with their families after successful operation to free them after fears of gas leaks and more rock falls.
The coal miners are in hospital after the explosion at Gramoteinskaya pit near town of Belovo in Kemerovo region.
Governor takes charge of rescue operation and sends ‘don’t panic’ message plus blankets, water and food to coal workers.
Appalling conditions in Alrosa's Mir mine forces end to search on submerged level 310 some 11 days after devastating flood.
After 5 days still no sign of lost workers but search continues round the clock as relatives wait and pray.
Latest survivors give harrowing accounts of how they feared they would drown in underground tidal wave.