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The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 9h

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government determined to force them to surface—often by cutting off their food and water.

CNN on MSN · 23h

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.

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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 ...

No sign of life at Stilfontein shaft as rescue operation winds down

An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...

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Two retrieved bodies in Stilfontein mine have been identified

Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police spokesperson ...

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 ...

WATCH | Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday

As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...

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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 ...

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 Mannas Fourie, CEO of ...

WATCH | Illegal Mining | Day 3 of rescue operations in Stilfontein

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...

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Siege at Stilfontein: The Human Cost of South Africa's Crackdown on Illegal Mining

The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...

Miningreview21h

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 ...

Daily Maverick on MSN5h

Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

Official communiqués have reduced the Stilfontein dead and emaciated to children of a lesser God, as if the State’s ...

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