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At least 20 killed in DRC illegal gold mine collapse

Andrew Topf | December 18, 2016 | 3:15 pm Precious Metals Africa Gold 

Unsafe operating conditions in an unsanctioned gold mine have claimed at least 20 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred overnight at a mine in the South Kivu region of eastern DRC, worked by “illegal miners” according to the...

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