Two Gold Miners Killed, Three Injured in Collapse of Abandoned Mine in Al-Gadharef
GEDAREF, Sudanese Echoes — Two people were killed and three others injured when an abandoned well at an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Al-Gadharef State in eastern Sudan.
Collapses of gold-mining shafts have occurred repeatedly in recent months across northern, eastern, and western Sudan. The latest major incident before this occurred in September, when more than 60 miners were killed in a mine collapse near the city of Al-Nohod in West Kordofan State.
In a statement, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company said that two miners had died and three others were injured when an abandoned shaft at Al-Shohadaa Mine in Al-Gadharef State collapsed last Friday.
The company explained that available information indicated that the victims had entered the shaft despite its closure by order of the local authorities and police.