Rupununi man dies as mining pit collapses at Chi Chi Backdam

Region 9 miner dies after mining pit collapse

Police are investigating a fatal mining incident that claimed the life of a 25-year-old miner at Chi Chi Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), on Tuesday afternoon. Dead is Ryan Roberts of Kwaimatta Village in the North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). Roberts died after a section of land collapsed in a mining pit where he was working with several other miners at about 14:45h on Tuesday. According to preliminary i…

Rupununi man dies in mining pit collapse

(Kaieteur News) – A 25-year-old miner of Kwaimatta Village, North Rupununi, Region 9 was killed on Tuesday after the mining pit he was working in collapsed. The incident occurred at Chi Chi Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River. The victim has been identified as Ryan Roberts. According to preliminary police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 14:45 hrs […] The post Rupununi man dies in mining pit collapse appeared first on Kaieteur News.

Rupununi man dies as mining pit collapses at Chi Chi Backdam

Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Roberts, a miner from Kwaimatta Village, North Rupununi, was reportedly killed in a mining accident at Chi Chi Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River, Region Seven. Based on reports received, Roberts was working in the mining pit along with other workers when a water hose reportedly burst, and while attempting to secure the working area, […] The post Rupununi man dies as mining pit collapses at Chi Chi Backdam appeared first on …