Where was the abandoned gold mine where illegal "hole washing" resulted in 7 deaths?

On July 6, Li Dongliang went up the mountain to look for cattle in Zhazagou Mountain in Jianli Village, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, but failed to return. His wife and son went up the mountain to look for someone. Later, the three of them were found lying in an abandoned mine. In the cave.

Liu Hongjun, a relative of the deceased who went to the scene for rescue, said that there was a "strange smell" in the cave at that time, and many people at the scene suffered from dizziness, nausea and other adverse reactions. The emergency medical record issued for Li Dongliang by the Sanmenxia Central Hospital showed that there was a large amount of pungent odor at the entrance and inside the cave. The police and people at the scene were all feeling uncomfortable to varying degrees, and the environment was unsafe. The patient is suspected of cyanide poisoning, and the police have been involved in the investigation.

Many people at the scene recalled to reporters that wires, water pipes and other items used to "wash the cave" were found in the mine. A doctor involved in the rescue concluded that the peculiar smell in the cave was caused by the residue of highly toxic chemicals used to "wash the cave."

After the incident, the police issued a case filing notice to the family of the deceased, "In the case of Jianli Village using other dangerous methods to endanger public safety, our bureau believes that the facts of the case exist and meet the conditions for filing the case. Now, A case has been filed for investigation."

Local measures for illegal "cave washing":

According to Sanmenxia Daily, on July 13, Sanmenxia City held a special campaign to combat theft of mineral resources. Li Hongnian, deputy mayor and director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, attended the review meeting. Li Hongnian proposed that we should keep a close watch and resolutely prevent safety accidents from happening, and carry out "net-type" and "carpet-type" investigations on a piece-by-piece, point-by-point, and mine-by-mine basis.

The Beijing News reporter noticed that the relevant persons in charge of Xizhangcun Town in Shaanzhou District and Yangping Town in Lingbao City, where cave-washing accidents occurred one after another, also attended the above meeting.

On July 19, a reporter from the Beijing News saw on the spot that slogans against illegal mining had been hung in the forest area near the mine where the incident occurred.

The above content refers to the Beijing News-Deadly Mine: Illegal "cave washing" in the abandoned gold mine in Sanmenxia has killed 7 people