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Deadly gold rush continues as latest landslide kills four in Sumatra

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Four gold miners died in a landslide in Sumatra's South Solok district on October 6, 2026, marking the latest fatalities in Indonesia's artisanal gold mining sector. The event occurred in the Jorong Jujutan forest, where workers were unable to escape the mudslide. Local authorities identified the victims as Dani, Defriadi, Rafli, and Zul Fatrianto, who were recovered at 5 a.m. after four hours. The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) recorded 52 miner deaths in the last 15 years, though a director of Walhi's West Sumatra chapter stated the true number could be higher. The article was originally published on Mongabay.

Key points

• Four gold miners were killed in a landslide in the Jorong Jujutan forest of Sumatra's South Solok district on October 6, 2026, after the hillside gave way in the early hours.
• The victims were identified as Dani, Defriadi, Rafli, and Zul Fatrianto, who were recovered at 5 a.m. approximately four hours after the fatal landslip.

Context

This event occurred in Indonesia's artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, which has killed more than 50 people in just one of Indonesia's 38 provinces in the last 15 years. The West Sumatra office of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) recorded 52 deaths among miners in the last 15 years, though a director of Walhi's chapter in West Sumatra stated the true number could be higher.

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Evidence is limited to the specific event on October 6, 2026, in the Jorong Jujutan forest. The article was originally published on Mongabay, and the source does not provide additional background on the broader context of ASGM fatalities or the specific framework of the Indonesian government regarding environmental pressure groups.

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