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S.Africa rescuers say clearance of clandestine miners now over
Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...
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Stilfontein rescue mission called off after retrieval of 246 zama zamas, 87 bodies
The rescue operation for suspected illegal miners, both alive and deceased, at the Buffelsfontein gold mine's Shaft 11 in ...
South Africa standoff ends with 87 miners dead, anger over police's tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
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Stilfontein rescue mission winds down but Operation Vala Umgodi to continue
On Thursday, cameras were lowered 1,000 metres of the 2.6km deep shaft to scan for signs of life. No movement was seen on ...
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Probe into deaths of 78 miners at Stilfontein
A probe is underway into the deaths of 78 suspected illegal miners who have been pulled out from the Stilfontein mine in the ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold ...
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Assam coal mine incident: Judicial, SIT probes announced; ‘seepage’ hits dewatering
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies ...
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Over 1000 out of 2000 Zama Zamas at Stilfontein Mine Are Mozambicans, SA Furious
The South African Police Service revealed that only 26 out of the over 2000 illegal miners that resurfaced from Stilfontein ...
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...