Mining Heath & Safety: At least 28 Nigerian children killed by lead poisoning from illegal gold mining

At least 28 children under the age of five have been killed by drinking stream water polluted with lead in Nigeria’s Niger state, the country’s health minister Fidelis Nwankwo unveiled Friday. According to the country’s officials, quoted by Mining.com, illegal gold mining is the main cause of the tragedy that has left dozens more in critical conditions.

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