Miners holed up in abandoned South Africa shaft ‘starving’
Rescue operations involving volunteers ongoing in Stilfontein amid reports that hundreds are still trapped underground.
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
By Thando Hlophe STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited outside the site on Friday in the hope that their loved ones would emerge safely.
South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
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 outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the hope of their loved ones emerging from the hole in the ground.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused mine in South Africa
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry, CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
Hundreds of South African illegal miners, police continue standoff
Police say they are trying to force the miners — believed to have been underground for several weeks — to resurface
Stilfontein rescue operation suspended amid high court ruling
Rescue operations for over 4 000 illegal miners in Stilfontein have been suspended as legal rulings and human rights ...
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Police continue stakeout at Stilfontein after court orders that the shaft be unblocked
Police cordoned off the shaft recently in a bid to shut down illegal mining activity at the abandoned mine – cutting off the ...
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High Court allows miners trapped in Stilfonten mine shaft to exit, as 3 more men return to surface
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered that the mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, where scores of illegal ...
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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 ...
More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val’ Umgodi in Stilfontein
There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...
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Two Illegal Miners Rescued From Abandoned Stilfontein Mine, More Trapped Underground
Two illegal miners were rushed to the hospital after being brought to the surface from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, ...