An accident in Mali's Kayes region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of 43 people, primarily women, following the collapse of an artisanal gold mine. The incident occurred near Kenieba ...

Bamako has suspended issuing new artisanal gold mining permits to foreign nationals following recent fatal accidents. On ...

Mali has suspended licenses for artisanal gold mining due to several fatal accidents at mining sites. The move specifically ...

A deadly mine collapse in Western Mali’s Kayes region has left at least 40 people dead. The BBC reported that the accident occurred on Saturday (February 15) near the towns of Kéniéba and ...

The accident took place 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.

At least two women were killed and four other people injured on Saturday when a gold mine they were in collapsed in Kambi ...

most recently in January in the Koulikoro region, in the south of the country, and in February in the Kayes region, in the southwest. Artisanal gold mining is estimated to produce around 30 tons ...

The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when the earth ...