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More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.

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Saturday's accident took place at an abandoned site formerly operated by a Chinese company, sources told AFP. In January, a landslide at a gold mine in southern Mali killed at least 10 people and ...

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The disaster occurred near the town of Kenieba in Mali’s gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the National Union of Gold Counters and Refineries (UCROM), told Reuters.

Just over a year ago, at least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a mine. It is also common for illegal miners - mostly women - to try to recover gold from abandoned sites due to ...