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Illegal Mining: The Tragedy of Buffelsfontein Mine in South Africa
The tragedy at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in South Africa on 16th January,2025 rescue of 246 illegal miners and 78 to 87 dead bodies, has exposed the deeply rooted issue of poverty, policy failure, ...
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Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
The standoff at Buffelsfontein began in August 2024, when nearly 2,000 miners descended into the decommissioned mine, southwest of Johannesburg, seeking residual gold deposits.
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Dozens pulled from South African mine, hundreds still underground - New York Post
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine - NPR
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says - MSN
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground ...
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Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain deep underground - Los Angeles Times
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought emaciated survivors to the ...
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Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead - MSN
More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says - Newsday
JOHANNESBURG — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine - The Boston Globe
Miners are escorted by police officers after being rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa. At least 60 bodies and 92 survivors had been pulled from the mine as rescue ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine - WLRN
The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force the miners out by cutting off food and water from the surface.