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401:"Deaths Are All Too Common, Compensation All Too Rare for Artisanal Miners in DRC"
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1289:"Kasai: a dozen dead in the collapse of a mining site in Diboko – acpcongo"
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March 26, 2019 – Niyabibwe artisanal cassiterite mine 100 km north of
809:"At least 20 dead in DR Congo gold mine collapse - Nigeria and World News"
631:"At Least 60 Die in DRC Mine Collapse - Democratic Republic of the Congo"
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1112:"Waste From Mine in Angola Kills 12 Downstream in Congo, Minister Says"
784:"Landslide kills 13 as diggers invade Freeport mine in Congo: governor"
428:"DR Congo: More than 50 killed in gold mine collapse – DW – 09/12/2020"
359:- a provisional count of six deaths with as many as 100 miners trapped.
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May 6, 2023 - illicit artisanal diamond mine near Diboko village in
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February 21, 2005 – artisanal diamond mine near
Kapangla village in
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May 8, 2023 - Songambele artisanal coltan mine, located within the
1063:"Collapse of makeshift gold mine in DRC claims lives of 12 miners"
938:"At least 22 killed in Congo gold mine collapse, authorities say"
681:"Conflict Dynamics and Community Resilience in Masisi Territory"
29:
18:
list of mining disasters in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
759:"13 Miners killed in DRC Landslide :: Uganda Radionetwork"
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October 2004 – artisanal diamond mine near
Kapangla village in
503:"Government, NGOs open inquiry into Mbuji-Mayi mining deaths"
1212:"DR Congo man uses bare hands to rescue trapped gold miners"
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province – 10 or 25 miners die under disputed circumstances.
1012:"At least 50 feared dead in DR Congo mine collapse - News"
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1163:"Mudslides Kill At Least 10 Miners In Eastern DR Congo"
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Republic of the Congo history-related lists
888:"43 illegal miners dead in Congo copper mine collapse"
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Pangoyi in
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834:"More than 30 killed in DR Congo gold mine collapse"
734:"Rescuers search for survivors of DRC mine collapse"
1038:"Survivor recalls horror after Congo mine collapse"
334:– at least 10 killed in mudslides across two sites.
813:The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
688:United States Agency for International Development
1187:"Miners in Congo escape from collapsed gold mine"
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1138:"Deadly Floods, Landslides In Eastern DR Congo"
28:March 2001 – coltan mine 30 miles northwest of
912:"DR Congo gold mine collapse toll rises to 21"
263:September 11, 2020 – artisanal gold mine near
120:– at least 60 killed in a mine shaft collapse.
105:August 19, 2009 – artisanal diamond mine near
79:January 5, 2007 – artisanal diamond mine near
987:"DR Congo mine collapse: 3 killed, 1 missing"
606:"Congo diamond mine collapse kills 18 people"
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656:"DR Congo mine collapse 'kills at least 20'"
581:"Miners killed in DRC diamond-mine collapse"
205:province – at least 37 killed in a collapse.
76:province – at least 20 killed in a collapse.
36:province – at least 70 killed in a collapse.
300:June 7, 2022 – artisanal diamond mine near
234:October 2, 2019 – artisanal gold mine near
231:– 43 artisanal miners killed in a collapse.
183:– 13 artisanal miners killed in a collapse.
39:January 8, 2002 – artisanal coltan mine in
1265:"DR Congo Diamond Mine Collapse Kills Six"
1263:Presse, AFP - Agence France (2023-05-07).
1161:Presse, AFP - Agence France (2022-12-31).
1136:Presse, AFP - Agence France (2022-11-19).
962:"24 Killed in DR Congo Gold Mine Collapse"
186:December 2016 – Makungu mine gold mine in
315:November 2022 – artisanal gold mine near
47:province – about 30 killed in a collapse.
337:March 25, 2023 - artisanal gold mine in
326:December 2022 – artisanal gold mines in
274:May 22, 2021 – artisanal gold mine near
138:December 26, 2014 – artisanal mine near
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245:December 14, 2019 – Ndiyo gold mine in
375:List of mining disasters in Lancashire
370:List of coal mining accidents in China
348:- a dozen miners killed in a collapse.
197:October 2018 – artisanal gold mine in
556:"DRC Diamond mine collapses: 15 dead"
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252:September 2020 – artisanal mines in
859:"14 dead in DR Congo mine collapse"
242:– at least 22 killed in a collapse.
216:province – 14 killed in a collapse.
194:– at least 20 killed in a collapse.
172:– 7 employees killed in a collapse.
113:province – 18 killed in a collapse.
87:– at least 15 killed in a collapse.
69:province – 10 killed in a collapse.
968:. Agence France-Presse. 2019-12-15
709:"15 suffocate in illegal DRC mine"
380:List of mining disasters in Poland
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531:"20 die in diamond mine collapse"
453:"MINE COLLAPSE KILLS 70 IN CONGO"
886:Alhassan, Rayyan (2019-06-28).
936:Adebayo, Bukola (2019-10-03).
323:province – at least 13 killed.
310:40 killed in a tunnel collapse
146:– 15 suffocate (no landslide).
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1036:Kyala, Crispin (2020-09-14).
478:"30 die in DRC mine collapse"
1061:Rani, Archana (2021-05-25).
399:Nsapu, Esther (2016-11-27).
249:– 24 killed in a landslide.
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285:July 2021 – mining at the
1395:Lists of mining disasters
20:. Especially in informal
1370:(in French). 2023-05-08
1345:(in French). 2023-05-09
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585:The Mail & Guardian
1191:Reuters via Yahoo News
1368:acpcongo – ACP Congo
1293:acpcongo – ACP Congo
535:The New Humanitarian
507:The New Humanitarian
405:Global Press Journal
177:Tenke Fungurume Mine
50:February 21, 2003 –
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916:The Citizen
308:– at least
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123:May 2013 –
1389:Categories
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364:See also
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280:Bas-Uélé
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221:KOV mine
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94:mine at
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54:mine at
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254:Kasongo
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225:Kolwezi
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713:News24
432:dw.com
291:Angola
210:Bukavu
129:Rubaya
684:(PDF)
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