Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa ...
4 days ago · Ilegal miners can travel up to 4 kilometers underground and spend months below ground in old mines, according to a report by South Africa’s Minerals Commission. But without supplies, conditions ...
South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a …
4 days ago · South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal mining. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and ...
South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners …
2 days ago · The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source ...
South Africa police blockade on illegal miners lifted - BBC News
1 day ago · More than 1,000 miners have already emerged and been arrested. South Africa is a mineral-rich country. According to official estimates, it holds nearly 30% of the world's gold deposits and 88% of ...
South Africa won't help trapped illegal miners : NPR
3 days ago · JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as ...
South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting ...
1 day ago · The siege tactics, part of national crackdown on illegal mining, have ignited a debate in South Africa about upholding human rights protected by the Constitution and efforts to fight crime in a ...
4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal …
3 days ago · Community members are searched by South African police before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with unlicensed miners underground in Stilfontein, in South Africa's North West province, Nov. 13 ...
Stilfontein mine: Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners …
Illegal mining is a lucrative business across many of South Africa's mining towns. Since December last year, nearly 400 high-calibre firearms, thousands of bullets, uncut diamonds and money have ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are …
2 days ago · Item 1 of 3 Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding ...
Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners …
2 days ago · South Africa's illegal mining standoff: Families say 4,000 workers are trapped underground
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