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A gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan
- In Houeid, northern Sudan, at least 50 miners died when the Kersh al-Feel gold mine collapsed in a remote desert area over the weekend.
- Sudan's unregulated artisanal mining sector, with prior shutdown orders for safety violations, has a history of repeated deadly collapses, including at the same site in Howeid.
- According to SMRC, the mine’s structure gave way while workers were deep inside, burying dozens under earth and debris, with rescue slow due to remote location and poor equipment.
- Following the collapse, SMRC halted all excavation activities as families and activists demand an independent investigation and stronger safety enforcement.
- The ongoing Sudanese civil war, fueled by gold industry funding for SAF and RSF, exposes systemic regulatory failures and recurring deadly mine collapses amid economic turmoil.
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11 killed, 7 injured in Sudan gold mine collapse
Khartoum: At least 11 people were killed and seven injured after a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Sudan, state-run Mineral Resources Company said. The incident occurred at the Kersh Al-Feel mine in the Houeid area, between the cities of Atbara and Haya in Red Sea State, the company said in a statement on Sunday. It did not specify the date of the collapse, Xinhua news agency reported. The company said the mine had previously been ordered to…
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Sudan gold mine collapse kills 11: state company
A partial collapse of a traditional gold mine has killed 11 miners and wounded seven others in war-torn Sudan's northeast, the state mining company said on Sunday. Since war erupted between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, both sides' war efforts have been largely funded by Sudan's gold industry. According to official and NGO sources, nearly all of the gold trade is funnelled through the United …
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