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CAR pit collapse: hard lessons for Uganda
More than 100 artisanal miners died when a pit caved in at Zamboye in western Central African Republic. The tunnelling method that failed there is the same one used across Busia, Namayingo and Mubende.
Peter Wafula · Artisanal mining sector · Busia
August 26, 2026 - negativeSafety
Namayingo gold pit collapse: police search for buried miners
Now, several miners are feared dead after a closed gold mine pit collapsed on July 18, 2026 in Mabuka Village, Bugana Parish, Bukana Sub-county, Namayingo District, prompting a police-led search for people trapped underground.
Peter Wafula · Unlicensed artisanal operation · Namayingo
July 19, 2026