By Own Correspondent| Two suspected illegal miners died after a rock fell in a shaft at Eldorado Mine in Chinhoyi last weekend, a report by the State Media has revealed.

The incident, which occurred on Saturday night only saw a call for help being made on Sunday.

Sources privy to the developments at the mine said one of the miners was trapped and died underground while the other was rescued but died at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital due to extensive injuries and excessive bleeding.

There are fears more people could still be trapped underground amid indications that illegal miners continue to use illegal access points into the mine.

Government ordered the sealing of all access points at the mine following the death of 14 illegal miners in September, 2018 after a shaft collapsed.-StateMedia