At least 11 miners have been killed and 30 rescued after a gold mine shaft collapsed in northeastern Sudan, according to a state official.
The collapse occurred on Saturday night in Oni, a remote area of Red Sea state. Rescue teams continued searching on Sunday for miners believed to be trapped beneath the debris. The official, who works with the state-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, said 11 bodies had been recovered while 30 people were rescued. This official spoke anonymously because he was not authorised to brief the media.
The company expressed condolences for those who died but did not provide further details about the casualties.
The incident is the second deadly collapse at an informal gold mine in Sudan within a week. Last Sunday, at least 82 people were killed when several mine shafts collapsed at another gold mine in western Sudan. The site was in an area controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting Sudan’s military since 2023.
Sudan is a major gold producer with thousands of small-scale and informal mines spread across the country. Deadly accidents are common at many of the sites, where safety standards are often poorly enforced.
The mining industry has also become increasingly important during Sudan’s war, with large quantities of gold reportedly smuggled out of the country. UN-commissioned experts have said gold from areas controlled by the RSF has helped finance the paramilitary group.
Sudan has been engulfed in war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the RSF and the Sudanese military.
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