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.
South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
Crackdown at Stilfontein: The War on Illegal Mining in South Africa
In South Africa, authorities have retrieved at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine following a siege aimed at curbing illegal mining. The operation, which has arrested survivors for illegal activities,
Body Count From South African Mine Rescue Operation Rises to 60
Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months,
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the country’s illegal mining trade.
Rescuers attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in a South African mine
Rescuers are sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped for months in an abandoned shaft
‘Killed through starvation’: Zwelinzima Vavi insists Stilfontein miners had no viable exit and were left to starve
On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
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‘More trapped in other shafts’ as Stilfontein deaths mount
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe added that since the beginning of operations in Stilfontein (December 2024), authorities ...
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Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued
As day two of the 10-to-16-day operation to rescue illegal miners trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein came to a close on Tuesday evening, 14 January, the ...
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Stilfontein illegal miners: 'We are dying by the hour'
We will stay here until we have taken out all the people who are willing to climb into the cage,' says Andries Fourie, CEO of ...
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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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Zama Zamas death toll rises to 51 as authorities retrieve 36 more dead bodies from Stilfontein mine, 82 rescued and arrested!
The grim toll from the Stilfontein mine disaster continues to climb. Thirty-six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, ...
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Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein
In a statement, police said 51 bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday night, following nine the previous day. The 106 survivors ...
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Stilfontein Tragedy: Rescuers Recover More Bodies as Illegal Mining Crisis Deepens
Rescue efforts at a disused South African gold mine in Stilfontein have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to ...
Government blamed for deaths of Stilfontein miners
The government has been blamed for the continued deaths of the illegal miners trapped at Stilfontein Mine in North West.