Sudan: Golden Graveyard - Local Miners Are Dying in High Numbers
Geologist Hossam Hassan, who works in the Turkmen area of the Northern State, says that random mining operations are often carried out without sufficient consideration for the engineering properties of the surrounding rocks, as prospectors focus on tracking the "vein" that contains gold without paying attention to the stability of the shaft or the presence of cracks and fractures that could lead to its collapse.
A Chatham House study indicates that artisanal and small-scale mining was already the largest contributor to Sudanese gold production before the war and that its widespread, traditional nature made it more difficult to regulate.
The lack of regulation and often makeshift setups used in traditional gold mining are two major contributors to the high-risk nature of the work.
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