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Deadly gold rush continues as latest landslide kills four in Sumatra

Mongabay22 October 2026, 11:13 UTCIndonesia

PADANG, Indonesia — Four gold miners were killed after a hillside in the Jorong Jujutan forest of Sumatra’s South Solok district gave way in the early hours of Oct. 6. The landslide marked the latest fatalities in the so-called artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, which has killed more than 50 people in just […]

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