2 Miners Killed At Mining Site

Two Miners have died after a heap of sand caved in on them whilst prospecting for gold at Adumanu, near the mining town of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The Police have since identified the 2 deceased persons as Mallam Salifu, 45, and Mallam Seidu, 50, both of whom were all workers of Adumanu Community Mining. According to

the police, the duo had then visited the mining site at the Adumanu around 4;30pm the last Friday, May 6, 2022, to prospect for gold when the unfortunate happened. One Peter Prah, 39, a small scale miner, reported the accident to the police, and claimed that the duo were his workers. According to him, Salifu and Seidu were rushed to the

Obuasi Government Hospital for treatment after the incident, but they died whilst receiving treatment. On May 6, 2022, at about 22:45 hours, Peter Prah, aged 39, a small scale miner of Nyameso, a suburb of Obuasi came to the station and reported that about 16:30 hours, his two workers at Adumanu Community Mining, namely

Mallam Salifu, 45, and Mallam Seidu, 50, now deceased, went to a mining site at Adumanu to prospect for gold. That in the process some heaped sand caved in as the two men got trapped by the loose soil. They were then rescued and rushed to Obuasi Government Hospital for treatment but both all also died shortly whilst receiving

treatment, a police document said. The report indicated that the two lifeless bodies have since been deposited at the morgue for preservation and autopsy, adding that police were still investigating the cause of the accident.