‘Surprisingly poor response’: industry watchdog criticizes BC company after killing 4 Burkina Faso miners
The deaths of four miners in the West African nation of Burkina Faso have prompted advocates to call for greater oversight of Canadian-owned mining companies operating abroad. Workers at the Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp.-owned Perkoa mine were trapped more than 500 meters below the surface on April 16 after heavy rains caused sudden flooding, breaking …