The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
The world's deepest gold mine that plunges a staggering 2.5 miles into the Earth's surface
One African country is home to the deepest gold mine in the world with staggering depths and intense temperatures.
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
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Death and desperation in SA’s illegal gold mines
The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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Africa's richest city full of gold and home to 12,000 millionaires
Africa boasts one of the world's richest ... fought the Boers for control of the then Transvaal and its gold. Even today, gold mining remains a big part of the city's identity.
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 ...
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Towards ‘zero harm’: South Africa’s mining industry sees historic safety improvements in 2024
A number of factors explain this improving health and safety record, and the government, companies and unions all deserve credit. But no one is keeping tabs on the number of illegal miners who die ...