According to report by JoyNews, the incident occurred when a member of a local security group, employed by Chinese miners, fired into a mining pit.
The women were reportedly working in the pit, hoping to find leftover gold, when the guard attempted to disperse them by firing a warning shot.
Unfortunately, the shot went astray, leading to the death of one, whilst seven others got injured.
As a result of the incident, angry locals set fire to an excavator belonging to the illegal miners.