A landslide at a gold mine in Turkey buried nine miners, the government has closed the mine. The Turkish Environment Ministry withdrew the ‘environmental permit’ on Saturday, without which the mining company cannot continue its activities.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said six mine managers were arrested on Friday evening. According to Turkish media reports, among those arrested was a Canadian who worked for the operating company Anagold. The mine, where 667 people worked, was closed for a few months in 2022 after a cyanide leak caused by a burst pipe.