South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they wouldn't help.
Body Removed From S.Africa Mine In Illegal Mining Standoff
A body was brought out Thursday of an abandoned gold mine shaft in South Africa where hundreds of illegal miners were believed to be underground, facing arrest if they surface, police said.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.
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South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine.
South Africa agrees to rescue illegal miners sealed for weeks underground
Three months after South Africa sealed most exits at a disused mine near Johannesburg in a crackdown on illegal miners, it has now agreed to rescue hundreds trapped underground — many now believed too weak to come out on their own.
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South Africa refuses to help 4,000 underground miners in an attempt to curb illegal mining
The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining.
Families Gather at South African Mine Shaft Where Hundreds Are Feared Underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited ...
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Beautiful Relics From Ancient Egypt Found In Hidden Chamber Down A 14-Meter Shaft
Her elaborate burial and title indicate that she held a significant position in the ancient Egyptian court. She was laid to ...
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Thousands of miners are running out of food in a shaft — why won’t the government help?
Up to 4,000 miners are believed to be without food or water in a closed gold mine in South Africa, after authorities cut off ...
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Gauteng High Court Orders Stilfontein Mine Shaft Unblocking for Illegal Miners To Return to Surface
As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...
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'Are you alive?' Family recalls rescue of man who fell 50 feet down mine shaft
CEDAR CITY, Utah — More than a week after surviving a 50-foot fall into a remote, abandoned mine shaft, a Cedar City man's ...
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Ancient Egyptian priestess tomb uncovered in 46-foot shaft
Coffins with inscriptions and jars containing human organs from ancient Egypt have been discovered in a 46-foot shaft. The ...