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Worker killed and five injured in rockfall at Egypt's Sukari gold mine

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A worker has been killed and five others have been injured after a rockfall inside an underground tunnel at Egypt 's Sukari gold mine, the country's largest and one of the biggest in Africa. The deceased worker has been identified as Abdel Rahman Nabil Mahmoud, an employee of Sukari Gold Mines Company. Egypt's petroleum ministry said the five injured workers were taken to the One-Day Surgery Hospital in Marsa Alam, the Red Sea coastal town about 30 kilometres north-east of the mine, where their conditions were reported to be stable. Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi ordered the Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority to form a committee to investigate Sunday's accident, determine its causes and review occupational health and safety procedures at the site. Underground work in the affected area has been suspended until the committee's findings are complete and safety requirements are confirmed, the ministry said. Sukari, located in the arid Eastern Desert so

First report: Rockfall at Egypt's largest gold mine kills worker, injures five — newarab.com, 1d