More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.
The collapse occurred next to Kenieba, in a western, rich in the gold of the Case regions.
The victims rose to the areas with open affiliation, left by industrial miners to look for pruning gold when the land around them was scared, said the Gold Miner’s Reuters.
It’s Mali The second death incident in three weeksAfter at least 10 people were killed when a mining tunnel was flooded in January.
There are conflicting reports about the number of people who died on Saturday.
A local police source told AFP that 48 people were killed in collapse, and the head of the union Galina reported Reuters that there were 43 victims.
“Some of the victims got into the water. Among them was a woman with her baby on her back,” said the local police source AFP.
Rescuers were able to find the authorities, local sources BBC reported.
Mali is one of the largest producers of gold in the world.
Accidents are often found in the country because great mining activities are unregulated, and miners use dangerous methods for digging gold.
A little over a year ago At least 40 people were killed after the tunnel fell In the mine.
It is also often for illegal miners – mostly women – try to restore gold from abandoned sites from poverty.
The press secretary of the country’s ministry confirmed Reuters that the accident occurred between the cities of Kenib and Dabia, but refused to provide more information.
Ministries teams make a report at the scene, Reuters reports.
The collapse on Saturday took place at an abandoned place that previously managed a Chinese company, AFP reports.
Beijing strongly fits into the development of the mining industry with the approval of its government.
Because Mali is rich in natural resources, including gold, iron ore, manganese, lithium and uranium, this is an attractive place for Chinese investors.
While such investments have improved the Mali infrastructure, especially in the transport sector, the government has accumulated significant debt in China, causing concerns about its ability to repay loans.
Chinese mining activities are also criticized for contributing to environmental pollution.
Currently, Mali is involved in the dispute over the use of income from one of the largest mining companies in the country, the Canadian Barrick company.
Last month, the Maliy government seized gold bars worth $ 245 million (194 million pounds) at Barrick and issued an arrest warrant for its CEO Mark Bist.
Mr. Bryst said that “undoubtedly” the conflict would be resolved in an interview with Bloomberg this week.
