Four Small-Scale Miners Die of Suffocation
Published on June 26, 2010
By ALDWIN QUITASOL
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat.com
BAGUIO CITY — Three small-scale miners died of suffocation inside the mining tunnels in separate towns of Abra and here in Benguet.
On June 11, in Mt. Bumurayok, Barangay Buneg, Lacub in Abra, miners identified as Junie Lingbaoan and Felix Rosario, both locals of Lacub and Federico Lang-odan of Bauko, Mt. Province lost consciousness due to the lack of oxygen inside the tunnel. The next shift of miners found them dead some hours later.
On the same day, another unidentified miner also died of suffocation in a tunnel in Mt. Capcapo, Baay-Licuan.
On June 12, miner Orlan Luis died also of suffocation due to gas poisoning inside the mining tunnel at Loacan, Antamok, Itogon, Benguet. The area was a former site of mining operations of Benguet Corporation. It was abandoned supposedly because it was mined out but later opened again by the company to small scale miners who are required to sell their produce to the company.
Gas poisoning and suffocation are frequent in the small-mining tunnels due to lack of appropriate gadgets and safety measures..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
URL: http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/06/26/30080/
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