EGHT artisanal miners have been killed due to underground pit collapse at Igando Village in Magenge Ward, Geita Region. Geita Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Safia Jongo confirmed the incident on Saturday, while speaking to journalists after recovering the bodie .
A small-scale miner has been killed after he was trapped in a collapsed mine at Magema Village in Geita, a Fire and Rescue Services report says. The incident occurred in the Geita Region, almost two days after eight other artisanal miners in the North West region reported killed in unregulated .