Ecuador mineral exports could fall by some 20% this year, says official
Mining exports were worth $3.3 billion for Ecuador in 2023.
The Central African gold mine collapse, which occurred Sunday as a result of heavy rainfall, has claimed the lives of 52 people near the Ndassima village.
The provisional figure was 37.
Local officials fear that the number of deceased could rise higher still as 64 additional miners are known to have been working in the pit at the time of collapse.
The Central African Republic is among the poorest nations in Africa and suffers from notoriously insufficient infrastructure.
