Rescuers told relatives, who had been conducting a vigil at the mine gates, there was no way anyone could have survived the explosion and the lack of oxygen inside the mine.
Temperatures went above 600 degrees Celsius following an explosion last Sunday, filling the Pasta de Conchos mine with methane and carbon monoxide, Reuters reported.
The search was abandoned when it became clear the lives of the rescuers were potentially in danger if they tried to go deeper into the mine. No bodies have yet been found because roof falls block the roadways and some of the men were working 2.5km underground.
The mine owner, Grupo Mexico, said it will pay compensation of about $US70,000 for each of the men killed, Reuters reported.
