Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it
About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...
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South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
The government says they are robbing South Africa of more than $1 billion a year in gold. Authorities said that more than ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.
The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay
In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa loses more than a $1 billion to illegal mining every year and has vowed a crackdown of ... with violent turf ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
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South Africa’s mining production slips 0.9% in November 2024
StatsSA's report highlights the mixed performance across the mining sector, with production challenges in key areas offset by ...
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South Africa police: Officers let ringleader in illegal gold mine disaster escape
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...
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Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
JOHANNESBURG — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger ... resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of miners died and 246 were rescued ...