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The perils of S. Africa's illegal mining sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain deep underground
Authorities launched an operation in November to force the illegally operating miners out by cutting off food and water from ...
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At least 100 people reportedly dead in illegal South African gold mine as rescues continue
Six more bodies have been recovered from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where scores of people have reportedly died underground since authorities tried to force them out and seal the ...
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South Africa: Survivors, corpses pulled from gold mine
South African authorities lifted the bodies of 36 people from an abandoned gold mine, police have said. Hundreds more people could be underground following a monthslong effort to force them ...
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Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners ...
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Death toll in illegal gold mine in South Africa hits 60
At least 100 unauthorised miners at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have reportedly died from suspected starvation and dehydration. Meanwhile, 500 others remain trapped in dire ...
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Rescuers bring out survivors, dead from South African mine as hundreds remain trapped
Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped for months in an abandoned shaft ...