Two illegal miners found dead: Two illegal miners were found dead

Two illegal miners found dead: Two illegal miners were found dead
late on Wednesday at the Pongkor Mountain gold mine, operated by
state gold and nickel miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), in Nanggung
district, Bogor regency. The victims, identified as Maman, 22,
and Uhay, 30, allegedly died of asphyxiation. Other illegal
miners said that the two entered the shaft they had dug on
Wednesday afternoon to look for gold. The shaft had been closed
by Antam as there was scarcely any gold at the location. Earlier
this month, 13 illegal miners died of asphyxiation from black
smoke inside a shaft they had dug themselves to connect with the
mine. The police are still investigating the cause of the smoke
as some illegal miners suspected that certain people had
intentionally burned tires to force them out. -- JP