South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Interpol cracks down on illegal mining in West Africa as police make 200 arrests
The West African police action, known as Operation Sanu, also marked a first for tackling illegal sand mining in Gambia.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Rescuers bid to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in South African mine
More than 100 illegal miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near ...