Sudan gold mine collapse kills 13 miners

Sudan gold mine collapse kills 13 miners

A partial collapse of a gold mine has killed 13 miners and wounded six others in southern Sudan, the state mining company said on Wednesday. The collapse occurred in “five abandoned shafts” of the Umm Fakroun mine in South Kordofan state last Friday, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) said in a statement. Miners working illegally Since conflict erupted between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, both side…

Sudan mine collapse kills 13 miners, exposing war economy

Thirteen miners were killed and six others injured after a partial collapse at a gold mine in southern Sudan, authorities said Wednesday. The Sudanese Mineral Resources Company said the collapse struck five abandoned shafts at the Umm Fakroun mine in South Kordofan last Friday. Officials said the tunnels had been sealed, but desperate miners slipped inside illegally, chasing fragile livelihoods through dark, unstable underground passages. Since …