Sudan calls off Gold mine rescue operation
Sudan is looking for gold to make up for the budget deficit it incurred as a result of losing three quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan in July 2011.
Sudan has called off rescue operations at the Jebel Amir gold mine and confirmed the death of five people.
In a statement, Sudanese mines ministry said that they had no reports of missing persons in the period of April 29-May 4 in the gold mine area.
Earlier this week it was reported that 100 miners have died at the gold mine in the Jebel Amir district, more than 200 km northwest of North Darfur capital of El-Fasher.
Nine other rescuers were killed as well. Sudan is looking for gold to make up for the budget deficit it incurred as a result of losing three quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan in July 2011.
But a significant portion of Sudan’s gold production comes from thousands of artisanal miners who have joined the gold rush across the country.
A delegation from the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur accompanied the committee and certified the findings, the government said. Gold has become a key commodity for Sudan since the oil-rich south seceded.
Traditional, small-scale mines in the country reportedly produced more than 1.3bn pound worth of gold in 2012, and Sudan hopes to produce about 50 tonnes of gold this year, making it Africa's third-largest gold mine.
The industry has boosted foreign earnings which tumbled after most of its oilfields went to South Sudan at independence in 2011, losing Sudan three-quarters of its oil production.
More than a million people have been living in camps for the displaced in Darfur, after a decade of fighting.
Violence in the region has come down from its peak after civil war broke out in 2003, but there are still clashes between government forces, rebels, bandits and rival ethnic groups.
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