A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end
In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging ...
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The perils of South 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 ...
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining ...
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Illegal Workers Stuck in South African Mine Should Be Handled ‘With Dignity,’ Bishop Says
In a statement published Jan. 3, 2025, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese ... illegally searching for leftover gold in the abandoned mine. The fact that most of the ...
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Why Harmony Gold (HMY) Is One of the Best Middle East and Africa Stocks to Buy Right Now?
is a South African gold mining and exploration company. The company operates multiple mines in South Africa and Papua New Guinea and has established itself as a specialist gold producer with a ...
The Africa Report15d
Ethiopia’s financial reforms may trigger new era of modern gold mining
Ethiopia is moving closer to fulfilling its potential as a major gold mining jurisdiction, KEFI Gold and Copper executive chairman Harry Anagnostaras-Adams tells The Africa Report. TotalEnergies, ...
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CPI Demands Resignation: Apology Not Enough for Manipur's Crisis
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has criticized Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's apology over the state's ethnic strife, stating it is insufficient and demanding his resignation. They argue ...
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Low nickel prices, layoffs and big gold, the year in Sudbury mining
It was definitely welcome news for the North's newest gold mine, the Côté Gold mine south of Gogama built at a cost of nearly $3 billion, near the Watershed. Côté Gold is owned by Iamgold , which ...