Miner dies after another mining pit collapses in Guyana’s interior

A mining pit at Arakaka, North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini) collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the death of a miner.
Dead is Timothy Fraser, also known as the “Mineral Boss,” who is a dredge owner.
While details regarding the incident are sketchy, this publication was told that the miner’s body has since been retrieved from the site.
Just four days ago, another miner was injured when a 17-foot pit wall collapsed at Arakaka, Perseverance, Matarkai. Nolan Leung was jetting inside the pit with a six-inch water pump near the wall when it gave way.

Leung was transported to the Port Kaituma District Hospital for treatment.
Just a week prior, another miner, Leon Lyken, lost his life at Frenchman Backdam in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice). The 27-year-old from Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), was working with others when a section of the pit collapsed.
Lyken was trapped by the debris, while his colleagues managed to escape, though one sustained a broken foot and other injuries.
More than a month before Lyken’s death, 47-year-old Stephen Mark Samuels of Karwap Mission, Region Two, died in a pit collapse at Puruni Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

Employed by a Brazilian national, Samuels was working when the eastern wall of the pit caved in, burying him. His coworkers retrieved his lifeless body, and the police, finding no signs of violence, transported it to the Puruni Health Centre, where he was pronounced dead. (G9)