Mali Gold Mine Collapse Kills 48

The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali
A gold mine has collapsed in the east of Mali, leaving a preliminary death toll of 42 and many injured, according to Malian national television and local authorities.
Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43
The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa.
Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kenieba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when the earth around them caved in,
Tragedy Strikes in Mali: Gold Mine Collapse Kills 42, Several Reported Injured
A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing 42 and many reported injured, according to television reports and Malian officials from the Kéniéba district.
Dozens of people killed in gold mine collapse in western Mali
The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday has killed 48 people, a local official said on Sunday (Feb 16).
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48 dead in Mali gold mine accident
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali, authorities and local ...