Zimbabwe Gold Miners Killed as Hoist Cage Plunges Into Water
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Seven gold miners in Zimbabwe were killed when a hoist cage that was transporting them fell into a pool of water, according to the workers’ union.
Eleven others were injured in the June 9 incident at Golden Valley mine in Kadoma, 160 kilometers (99 miles) west of the capital, Harare, Tinago Ruzive, president of Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe, said by phone today.