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Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine

Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground

Rescuers have sent a cagelike structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally in an abandoned shaft who have been trapped for months.

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60 dead at illegal South African mine

Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said Wednesday.

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South African Police Conclude Rescue Operation at Abandoned Gold Mine After Recovering Bodies and Survivors

South African police announce the end of the mine rescue operation, recovering 78 bodies and over 240 survivors from an abandoned gold mine.

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Operation to pull out illegal miners from abandoned S. African pit

Thousands of illegal miners, many of them hailing from other countries, are said to operate in abandoned mine shafts in mineral-rich South Africa. Locally known as "zama zamas" -- "those who ...

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Rock hunting trip ends in 50-year-old’s death at abandoned Alaska gold mine, cops say

Fellow rock hunters tried to save a 50-year-old who had a medical emergency while in an abandoned mine on an island in Alaska ...

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More Than 100 Miners Died of Starvation or Dehydration After Being Trapped in Abandoned Shaft for Months: Reports

A rescue mission is underway for the hundreds of illegal miners thought to still be underground in a disused shaft in South ...

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78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of standoff

Hundreds are still believed to be trapped on Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...

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