Two miners were killed on Wednesday night at Moon-light Backdam, Kamarang, after the mining pit they were working in collapsed and buried them.
Dead are Trayon Hastings, 38, of Kamarang Landing, Upper Mazaruni; and Rocky Norton of Isseneru Village, Middle Mazaruni.
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says that it will be organising a multi-agency team to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
According to the police, the incident occurred at around 22:30 hours at Moonlight Backdam, Kamarang Landing. Enquiries revealed that Hastings and Naughton were working alone in the mining pit when Mark Embelton, a 37-year-old of Kitty, Georgetown, who was in a camp close by, observed the pit caving in and raised an alarm.
Hasting owned a six-inch land dredge mining operation at the Moonlight where Naughton was employed with him.
A rescue party was immediately organised, assisted by two excavators. The motionless bodies of the two men were found Thursday morning at about 12.30 and 01:20 hours.
The body of Hastings was examined, and injuries to his abdomen and head were observed, whilst the body of Naughton was observed to have injuries to his right ear.
The bodies were escorted to the Kamarang District Hospital. They will be transported to George-town for post- mortem examinations.
The Ministry of Natural Resources extended condolences to the families and stated that GGMC will be organising a multi-agency team to be dispatched to location of the accident to further investigate. Miners are being urged to take the necessary precautions when working to ensure safe and secure mining.
