: The families of two miners allegedly killed at a Tanzanian gold mine in 2019 on Wednesday launched a legal claim against the London Bullion Market Authority for certifying its gold.
The two men were both aged 23 and died after working at the North Mara Gold Mine, according to the statement.“The claimants state that despite a widely reported pattern of systematic human rights abuses associated with the mine over many years, the LBMA has continued to certify gold from the mine under its LBMA Responsible Gold standard,“ the law firm said.The first miner died in July 2019 when he was shot by security staff at the facility, Leigh Day said citing the claimants.
In response, the LBMA expressed sympathy over the deaths but argued that the legal action had no merit.