A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.

ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered investigations into the shooting incident between some illegal miners and soldiers at the AngloGold Ashanti gold mine that claimed eight lives. The ...

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered investigations into the shooting incident between some illegal miners and soldiers at the Anglo Gold Ashanti gold mine that claimed eight lives.

The military said about 60 illegal miners breached the Anglo Gold Ashanti mines security fence and intruded at Cote D’or ramp in an attempt to enter the Deep Decline of the mines. A statement ...

AngloGold Ashanti could not immediately be reached for comment. The JSE-listed miner owns the Iduapriem and Obuasi mines in southern Ghana. The two mines produced more than 490,000oz of gold last ...

Seven individuals who were among the victims of the fatal shooting incident at the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, have been laid to rest.The victims, who were members of the Islamic faith were buried ...

told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West African country's Ashanti Region. He said the people had not ...

said that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti Region of the country. According to him, the people were not armed.

An incident at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana's Ashanti Region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of seven ...