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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
CARLETONVILLE, South ... Africa, the private company contracted to rescue the miners. At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped while working ...
The Independent20d
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 ...
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 to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
The Washington Post23d
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 ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
South Africa's second biggest political party, which is part of a government ... bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South ...