Eleven Killed in Sudan Gold Mine Collaps As Civil War Rages

The Partial Collaps of a Traditional Gold Mine in Sudan’s Northeast has killed 11 miners and Wounded Seven Others, Accounting to the State Mining Company, as a brutal civilian between the sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the rapid support forces (RSF) is in Its Third YEAR.

Since the War Erupted in April 2023, Both sides’ War Chests Have Been Larry by Sudan’s Gold Industry.

In a staff releassed on Sunday, the sudanese mineral resources company (SMRC) said that the collapse occurred in an “artist shaft in the kirsh al-fil mine” over the weeks in the remote desert are of howeid, located the saf-controlled ciths and Haiya in Sudan’s Northeastern Red Sea State.

Another Seven Workers Were Injured and Transferred to A Hospital, The Smrc Said.

The Company Added That It Had Previously Suspended Work in the Mine and “Warned Against Its Continuing Activity Due to Its Posing Great Risk to Life”.

Acctinging to Official and Ngo Sources, Nearly All of the Gold Trade is funnelled through the United Arab Emirates, which has been accused of the RSF. The uae denies it does so.

The War Has Shattered Sudan’s Already Fragile Economy. The Army-Backed Government, Nevertheless, Announced Record Gold Production of 64 tons in 2024.

Africa’s Third-Largest Country Is One of the Continent’s Top Gold Producers, but artist and Small-Scale Gold Mining Accounts for the Majority of Gold.

In contrast to far industrial facilities, these minies lack safety measures and use hazardous chemicals that often cause widespread desses in nearby areas.

Mining collapses are Also Common. Similar incidents in recent years include a 2023 Collaps that killed 14 miners and another in 2021 that CLAIMED 38 LIVES.

Before the War, Which Has Pushhed 25 Million People into Direction Insecity, artist mining employed more than two million people, accorting to mining industry sources and experts.

TODAY, Accounting to Those Sources, Much of the Gold Produced by Both sides is smuggled to chad, south sudan and egypt, before reaching the UAE, the World’s Second-Gold Exporter.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUDAN, WHERE MORE THAN 13 MILLION ARE CURRENTLY DISPLACED IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST DISPLACEMENT CRISIS.

More than Four Million Have Fled Across Borders.

Currently, the Saf Dominates the North and East of the Country – Including the smallest State by Area, but Most Populous, Khartoum – Along With Some Central Areas. The RSF, Meanwhile, Holds Most of Western Sudan, Including Most of Darfur.