Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working ...
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Trapped in Despair: The Illegal Mine Dilemma at Buffelsfontein
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by ...
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100 Illegal Miners Dead, 500 Trapped In South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Mine
At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...
Death toll rises to 87 as stand-off between South African police and miners ends
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners had been underground working illegally at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine ...
High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
South Africa's High Court has mandated the immediate rescue of trapped miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, highlighting ...
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Deadly Shadows Underground: The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine Crisis
A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...
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South Africa: Government Needs to Step Up to Deal With the Buffelsfontein Zama Zamas
The saga of illegal miners reportedly trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein mine in North West has been in the media since November. Yesterday I went there to see for myself and to try and ...
Rescuers and volunteers pull more bodies of dead workers from abandoned gold mine in South Africa
Rescuers continued retrieving bodies Wednesday from an abandoned South African gold mine with hundreds more still believed to ...
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Stilfontein illegal miners are ‘eating human flesh’ and cockroaches to survive, rescued miners tell ConCourt
Meanwhile, government lawyers argue that the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine should be responsible for the rescue operation. Illegal miners who were rescued from the depths of Shaft 10 at the ...