14 dead, 7 injured in Colombia illegal gold mine collapse
The sector's governor pushed to accelerate the formalization process for illegal and small-scale miners to improve working conditions, as fatal accidents are frequent in the country's mining sector
Assessment
Fourteen deaths and seven injuries from an illegal gold mine collapse in Colombia show the human cost of unregulated mining. The governor of the mining sector now pushes to formalize small-scale and illegal miners, aiming to raise working conditions. With fatal accidents routine in the industry, this reform effort faces urgency and resistance.