At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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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Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
South Africa: Survivors, corpses pulled from gold mine
South African authorities lifted the bodies of 60 people from an abandoned gold mine, police have said. Hundreds more people ...
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At Least 100 Illegal Miners Trapped in South African Mine Have Died: Report
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa's old gold-mining regions, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for any remaining deposits. The illegal miners are frequently ...
The Mirror3d
South Africa mine horror as more than 100 illegal miners die after being trapped underground for months
More than 100 people have died after being trapped for months beneath an abandoned mine in South Africa. The men had been illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in the north ...
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At least 100 illegal miners dead after being trapped for months in South Africa mine: group
At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for months while police ...
Mining3d
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
South Africa and its mining industry lose about 70 billion rand a year to those who mine gold illegally, according to the government. The post-tax net present value (5% discount rate) is estimated ...
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At least 100 die after becoming trapped for months in gold mine
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep ...
Newsday3d
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
JOHANNESBURG — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out ...