More than a dozen killed as unlicensed mine collapses in DRC
5 years, 5 months ago

More than a dozen killed as unlicensed mine collapses in DRC

Al Jazeera  

Government minister says search ongoing after accident at Kampene gives provisional toll of 14 dead and three injured. A civil society campaigner, Justin Kyanga Asumani, also giving a preliminary toll, said “15 bodies have been recovered, including two women”. He was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying the accident happened at about 2pm local time, when “dozens of people, including children and pregnant women” were at work on the site. Kyanga said the unlicensed mine in Kampene had been operating for about 10 years, a situation that underscored “the lack of oversight and the inactivity by state bodies”.

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Over 40 people killed in Mali mine collapse
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 40 people killed in Mali mine collapse

The Hindu  

Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kenieba in Mali's gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the national union of gold counters and refineries, told Reuters. Artisanal mining is a common activity across …

43 dead as goldmine collapses in Mali
1 month, 2 weeks ago

43 dead as goldmine collapses in Mali

India Today  

Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kenieba in Mali's gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the national union of gold counters and refineries, told Reuters. Artisanal mining is a common activity across …

Kenya gold mine collapses trapping 12: police
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kenya gold mine collapses trapping 12: police

Deccan Chronicle  

A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said on Tuesday. "The information we have is that there were around 20 miners at the time it collapsed but eight have been rescued," said Daniel Makumbu, a county police commander in the Kakamega region told AFP. A report published by Africa's Institute for Security …

More than 70 people killed in Mali gold mine collapse
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 70 people killed in Mali gold mine collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A West African gold mine …

More than 70 dead in artisanal mine collapse in Mali
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 70 dead in artisanal mine collapse in Mali

Al Jazeera  

Despite the dangers, small-scale unregulated mines continue to flourish and attract thousands of gold miners. More than 70 people have died in southwest Mali after an artisanal gold mine collapsed last week, officials have said, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents. It also called on “communities living near mining sites and gold miners to scrupulously respect …

The death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says
1 year, 5 months ago

The death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine in Zimbabwe was expected to rise to 13, the vice president said, according to state media. State-run newspaper The Sunday Mail quoted Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as saying “we believe we have lost about 13” in the mine disaster, which happened on Friday in the …

6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports
1 year, 6 months ago

6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state media reports. State-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation quoted deputy mines minister Polite Kambamura as saying 34 miners had been caught in Friday’s collapse. The broadcaster on Saturday said rescue operations were underway at Beyhose mine …

4 Cambodians die in accident at unlicensed gold mine
1 year, 10 months ago

4 Cambodians die in accident at unlicensed gold mine

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Four Cambodian prospectors who were digging for gold in the central province of Kampong Thom were killed when earth collapsed into the pit where they were mining, a government official and a fellow villager said Friday. Information Minister Khieu Kanharith on his Facebook page quoted reports from a local official saying the four men who died …

China mine collapse: Toll rises as rescuers search for missing
2 years, 1 month ago

China mine collapse: Toll rises as rescuers search for missing

Al Jazeera  

At least six people have died and 47 remain unaccounted for two days after a mine collapsed in northern China. Authorities in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region have ordered inspections at all opencast mines, as the death toll from this week’s mine collapse in the region rose to six and as the search continued for 47 people who are still …

Dozens killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan
3 years, 3 months ago

Dozens killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

At least 38 people die after shafts collapsed at the Darsaya mine in West Kordofan. Dozens of people have been killed in the collapse of a defunct gold mine in Sudan’s West Kordofan province over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run mining company. Ismael Tissou, spokesperson for the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, said on Wednesday at least 38 people …

Sudan officials say defunct mine collapses, kills 38 people
3 years, 3 months ago

Sudan officials say defunct mine collapses, kills 38 people

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said in a statement the collapse of the closed, non-functioning mine took place in the village of Fuja 700 kilometers south of the capital of Khartoum. Local media reported that several shafts collapsed …

More than a dozen killed in Niger gold mine collapse
3 years, 4 months ago

More than a dozen killed in Niger gold mine collapse

Al Jazeera  

At least 18 people killed and seven others injured in southern Niger after an artisanal mine collapsed, local mayor says. At least 18 people died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in southern Niger near the border with Nigeria, the local mayor has said. “The provisional death toll is 18 people, whom we buried this morning,” Adamou Gueraou, mayor of …

DR Congo mine collapse death toll rises to 43
5 years, 9 months ago

DR Congo mine collapse death toll rises to 43

Al Jazeera  

Two galleries collapsed in an open-pit mine owned by Swiss mining giant Glencore, killing artisanal miners. The number of artisanal miners killed by a landslide at a copper and cobalt mine owned by Swiss-based mining giant Glencore in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 43 and could climb further as the search for missing workers continues, local …

Indonesia mine collapse: Disaster agency unsure about number of casualties, authorities say toll could be as high as 100
6 years ago

Indonesia mine collapse: Disaster agency unsure about number of casualties, authorities say toll could be as high as 100

Firstpost  

The disaster agency said the official death toll from the collapse of the mine in North Sulawesi’s Bolaang Mongondow district is nine. Jakarta: Indonesian authorities said on Monday they’re not certain how many people were buried in the collapse of a remote gold mine nearly a week ago but that the number could be as high as 100. The disaster …

40 killed, nearly 300 missing after dam holding mine waste collapses in Brazil
6 years, 2 months ago

40 killed, nearly 300 missing after dam holding mine waste collapses in Brazil

India TV News  

The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers labouring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. Scores of families in the city desperately awaited word on their loved ones, and Romeu Zema, governor of Minas Gerais state, promised that those responsible …

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