The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which ...
South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the ...
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited ...
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South Africa cuts supplies to illegal miners hiding underground
The miners in a mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities.
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WA-based gold mining CEO detained by West Africa military
The reported detention followed four employees of fellow gold ... the mine’s lifespan. Mr Holohan’s career spans over 40 years, beginning in the 1980s in Zimbabwe and South Africa.