The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
The Independent11d
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
A tragedy has played out in a South Africa after 87 ... country's 6,000 abandoned or closed mines to search for leftover deposits. According to officials, South Africa lost more than $3 billion ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police ‘smoke them out’ tactics
South Africa’s second-biggest political party, which is part of a government ... Hundreds of miners who spent three days ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South Africa’s second biggest political party, which is part of a government ... The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the ...
Moneyweb10d
Death and desperation in SA’s illegal gold mines
The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...
Africanews English on MSN11d
South Africa authorities face scrutiny over mine response
South African authorities face growing anger over their handling of a standoff with illegal miners trapped in an abandoned ...
Houston Chronicle13d
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South Africa's second biggest political party ... The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by cutting off their ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...