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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown

Wall Street Journal · 1h

Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission

The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was horrific.

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 over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.

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.

Rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

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.

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say

It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

The EastAfrican10h

In illegal mining war, South Africa skirting grim lack of jobs reality

The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.

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