78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a ...
8 hours ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over two months during a standoff with authorities who demanded they surrender to police because they were mining illegally.. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped Wednesday and the death toll is ...
South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
1 day ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 14 (Reuters) - South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations, police said on ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with …
1 day ago · The bodies of 100 men remain trapped in the Stilfontein mine, according to the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA), who told CNN that nine bodies were pulled out of the shaft on ...
Stilfontein - Wikipedia
Stilfontein (Afrikaans for quiet spring) is a former mining town which is located on the N12 (National Road) with 17,942 inhabitants, situated between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in North West Province of South Africa. It was incorporated into the City of Matlosana and some municipality administration is located in Matlosana (Klerksdorp).
South Africa Stilfontein mine rescue operations intensify - BBC
3 hours ago · This includes the mine in Stilfontein, some 145km (90 miles) south-west of the country's biggest city, Johannesburg, which has been the focus of government efforts to clamp down on the illegal ...
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: Dead bodies seen in videos from …
2 days ago · Last year, arguing that the miners had entered the shaft in Stilfontein deliberately without permission, the authorities took a hard line, blocking food and water supplies.
South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground
Nov 23, 2024 · Over the past several weeks, the zama-zamas at Stilfontein have been locked in a standoff with police, who surrounded the entrance to the mine shaft and blocked off their food supplies in...
South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know
Nov 18, 2024 · Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of hiding and face arrest by security...
Stilfontein's dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry
Nov 19, 2024 · A few weeks ago, a warning message typed by the authorities and translated into Sesotho, Xhosa and Tsonga circulated among illegal miners in Stilfontein, urging people underground to "exit at the Margaret Shaft as it is the safest existing exit".
Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off | CNN
Nov 17, 2024 · Police officers and private security personnel stand by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South Africa.
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