Ghana army says 7 illegal miners killed in firefight at AngloGold Ashanti mine
me-metals: Seven illegal miners were killed late on Saturday in a firefight with soldiers at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana, the West African country’s armed forces said in a statement on Sunday.
According to me-metals cited from mining.com, About 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine’s security fence at around 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) on Saturday and fired on a military patrol, it said, adding that seven miners were killed and one injured in a shootout.
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama ordered an immediate investigation into the incident at the Obuasi mining site in the Ashanti Region, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
The government asked AngloGold Ashanti to cover the medical expenses and cost of burials, it said.
source: mining.com
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