At least 50 killed in collapsed gold mine in east Congo, says NGO | Malay Mail

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GOMA (Democratic Republic of Congo), Sept 12 — At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday afternoon, a local mining NGO said. The cave-in occurred on the “Detroit” mine site at...

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GOMA , Sept 12 — At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday afternoon, a local mining NGO said. “Several miners were in the shaft which was covered and no one could get out. We are talking about 50 young people,” Itongwa said.

The mine was not located on the Kamituga gold concession owned by Canadian miner Banro Corporation, the company’s chief executive said.

 

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