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 ...
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Transforming old mines can tackle illegal mining crisis
David van Wyk sees transforming abandoned mines into development facilities as a solution to illegal mining, creating jobs ...
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...
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South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ... from human rights organisations and local residents. A 26-year-old woman living near Stilfontein, who gave her name as Matumelo ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa. (AP) — Dozens of men sat and lay ... The miner, a 40-year-old father of six children, exited the mine in December through a separate shaft that had steel stairs.