The four Brazilian miners who were killed when a pit caved in at Arau Backdam, Eteringbang have been confirmed as “illegal” and Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud yesterday said the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had warned about illegal operations in the area just three weeks before the tragedy.
On Thursday afternoon, Taigo Nunes Pinto, Ronaldo Da Silva Sousa, Joao Nelson Pinto Mands and Joao Gonsalves Martin died when the cave they were working in caved in. Another miner, Jose Roberto Diaz, who was injured, was flown out of the area on Friday and he was being treated by a private city hospital up to Sunday evening.
The GGMC has since dispatched a team to
