buffelsfontein gold mine south africa

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.

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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.

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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

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Trapped in Despair: The Illegal Mine Dilemma at Buffelsfontein

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

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Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded

South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...

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Stilfontein update: Rescue operations underway at Buffelsfontein Mine

To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...

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