# At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria’s Zamfara State. The pit at the Kadauri mining site in the Maru local government area caved in on Thursday while scores of artisanal miners were working underground. Rescue operations continued into the weekend. Sanusi Auwal, a resident involved in rescue efforts, said at least 13 bodies had been retrieved from the rubble. Illegal mining is common in Zamfara, where armed gangs often control gold fields, fuelling violence and deadly accidents.
At least 100 feared dead in northwest Nigeria gold mine collapse