South Africa, Stilfontein mine

Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the government cut off vital supplies.
Court orders illegal miners in Stilfontein be allowed to exit shaft
Earlier this week, community members in Stilfontein decided to enter the mine shaft and assist illegal miners to resurface.
South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out
Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.
Police ordered to end standoff with trapped South Africa miners
A court says emergency workers must be allowed to enter a mine where hundreds are thought to be without food and water.
Stilfontein mine: Police will still arrest illegal miners after court order
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered the Stilfontein, North West, mine where hundreds of illegal miners are reported to be trapped be open to emergency services. An alleged standoff between officials and the miners has sparked fierce debate across the country this week.
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
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.
Trapped illegal gold miners hold out against police in South Africa
Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk
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.
South Africa: Illegal Miners In South Africa's Stilfontein
A group of illegal miners within a closed mine in the North West province of South Africa have been refused access to basic supplies as part of the government's declared campaign against illicit mining,
South Africa’s government says it won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
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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 ...
SAPS insists illegal Stilfontein miners will be arrested as they resurface
The High Court in Pretoria has ordered that any miners trapped in the mine be permitted to exit, and no non-emergency ...
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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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Mining organisation threatens legal action against government over treatment of illegal miners in Stilfontein
Some of the illegal miners in Stilfontein in North West get medical attention. Scores of illegal miners are still trapped ...
Reprieve for Stilfontein miners
RELIEF workers must be granted access to the Stilfontein mine where thousands of workers are believed to be trapped and in ...