CAR Shuts Zamboye Gold Mine After Collapse Kills Over 100
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 22
CAR Shuts Zamboye Gold Mine After Collapse Kills Over 100
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 22
Summary
Central African Republic on Saturday closed the Zamboye gold mine, where a collapse earlier this week killed more than 100 people and injured several others.
Mines Minister Ruffin Benam Beltoungou said the shutdown was ordered for non-compliance with mining standards and administrative directives as investigators examine the disaster.
The site had already been closed before the accident, but illegal miners were still working there, according to civil society leader Quentin Ngbouando.
Local workers' search for survivors was slowed by limited expertise and equipment, underscoring weak oversight in a country where many rely on risky small-scale mining.