South African: Rescue efforts end at abandoned mine shaft
Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...
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SA officials work with embassies to identify families of dead illegal miners
We've got about 89 [bodies] and of that number, half are Mozambican nationals,’ says North West health spokesperson Lucas ...
Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine to Check if Anyone Left After 78 Died
Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an ...
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Leap forward in belt tracking technology
To help bulk material handling operations address conveyor belt misalignments, a common issue in quarrying and mining, Tru-Trac Rollers has introduced its Apex Taper Trough Tracker, the next leap ...
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The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold
Starvation’ was the terminology used by the police – it was the goal, and the ghastly results are now emerging from the depths.
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 ...