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78 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Gold Mine

Rescuers pull survivors and bodies from abandoned South Africa gold mine

A rescue team in South Africa has finished a recovery operation to find more than 200 miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.

CNN on MSN · 2d

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

Rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

NBC News · 1d

The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry. Zinhle Essamuah traveled to West Africa to explore the forces driving the dark side of the gold rush.

Barron's · 20h

The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa's gold extraction companies.

OCCRP · 10h

Mass Arrests in West Africa Illegal Mining Operation

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?

South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining ...

Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months

More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government ...

16h

Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded

South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...

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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

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