Seven dead and one trapped after galamsey pit collapses at Manso Keniago

Seven illegal miners are dead after a mining pit collapsed at Manso Keniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.

The earth gave way without warning at the informal work site, burying the miners beneath heavy soil and mud. Emergency workers and local residents moved to the scene immediately to search for survivors trapped under the collapse.

Manso Keniago sits inside one of Ghana's major gold extraction corridors. The Amansie South District has recorded intensive small-scale mining activity for decades, driven by shallow gold deposits located near the surface.

Informal small-scale gold mining in Ghana is known locally as galamsey, a term derived from the local phrase "gather them and sell." Operators dig makeshift trenches and deep vertical shafts without structural engineering oversight, heavy safety equipment,

According to 3News.