Mali gold mine accident kills more than a dozen, including women and children
Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in ...
Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali
A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...
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Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali
It says more than 2 million people, or more than 10% of Mali’s population, depend on the mining sector for income. Artisanal gold mining is estimated to produce around 30 tons of gold a year and ...