South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
Mining Weekly5d
SAIMM Statement on Stilfontein Tragedy
The leadership of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, an independent professional institute of international standing for over 130 years, notes with sadness the gravity of the ...
The Citizen6d
Stilfontein ‘Tiger’ still on the loose: ‘Soon we will say who the real masterminds are’
North West Acting Police Commissioner, Patrick Asaneng has promised to soon unmask those behind the scourge of illegal mining in South Africa. Alleged Stilfontein illegal mining kingpin James ...
Mining Weekly5d
Novel South African-engineered mobile rescue winder instrumental in Stilfontein rescue
at Stilfontein, in the North West, for more than three months. The mine had closed in 2013 when its operations were no longer financially viable. Mines Rescue Services (MRS) South Africa ...
Mail & Guardian3d
Stilfontein crisis underlines the need to regulate artisanal mining
The crisis at a disused gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, which has dragged on for ... It is reported that illegal gold mining costs South Africa R70 billion annually in black market sales.
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Second illegal miner lifted from Stilfontein dies
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - A second miner has ...
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'They called them troublemakers, but they were our survival': Stilfontein’s struggle after illegal mining crackdown
Rita de Sonsa wipes the sweat from her brow as she stands behind the counter of her once-bustling liquor store in Stilfontein ... is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites ...
Independent Online6d
Community demands justice as ‘Tiger’ evades capture after mine tragedy
Acting SAPS North West provincial commissioner Major-General ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions ...
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Stilfontein Kingpin Remains on the Loose, SAPS Investigation Zeroes In on Officers Who Were on Duty
The South African Police Service (SAPS ... officers who were on duty the day alleged Stilfontein Kingpin Tiger escaped. Image: Athlenda Mathe/ Linda Givetash Source: Getty Images NORTH WEST – The hunt ...