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At least nine reported dead in Burkina Faso unofficial gold mine collapse

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OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Burkina Faso's western Tuy province on Tuesday, the head of the artisanal mining association for the province, Abass Dera, said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga; Writing by Sofia Christensen; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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