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Gamboma : Congo | 9 months ago

On 16/8, more than 60 miners were killed in a pit collapse at the mine occurred in mining in the province of Orientale. The accident occurred at the mine minerals in Orientale Province....

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Congo Shaft Collapse Kills at Least 60 Miners

International Herald Tribune | 9 months ago

At least 60 miners were killed when a shaft collapsed in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where local armed groups complicated rescue efforts, officials said on Thursday. The local miners were digging for gold in shafts up...
Enough praises Intel for clean mineral efforts

AP Online | 9 months ago

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60 Dead in DRC Mine Collapse

Voice of America | 9 months ago

VOA News August 16, 2012 Government officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 60 miners have been killed in a mine collapse in a remote northeast jungle. Authorities say the miners were digging for gold about 100 meters deep on Monday when...
DR Congo mine collapse kills 60

United Press International | 9 months ago

Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- More than 60 miners have been killed in the collapse of a mine in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. The miners were working in a hole about 328 feet deep...
Congo mine collapse kills at least 60

The Guardian | 9 months ago

Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters At least 60 people have been killed in a landslide at a remote Congolese gold mine. The shaft collapsed on Monday in Pangoyi, a remote corner of north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo , a local official, Faustin Drakana...
Landslide leaves scores dead in DR Congo mine

Al Jazeera | 9 months ago

24 At least 60 people have been killed by a landslide at a gold mine in a remote corner in northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local administrator says. Faustin Drakana Kananga told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday that the...
Dozens die in Congo mine collapse

BBC | 9 months ago

Dozens killed Much of the violence in DR Congo has been financed with profits from tin and gold mines At least 60 miners have been killed after a shaft collapsed in a gold mine in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.
Official: 60 dead in northeast Congo gold mine

AP Online | 9 months ago

Congo (AP) — An official in northeast Congo says at least 60 people are dead following a landslide at a gold mine in a remote area. Local administrator Faustin Drakana Kananga told The Associated Press on Thursday that it took crews...

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