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Rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

Associated Press · 4h

Illegal South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.

Reuters on MSN · 2h

South Africa police accused of 'state sponsored massacre' at mine

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege. Alice Rizzo reports.

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Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

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At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

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Sixty bodies retrieved from closed South African gold mine

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more ...

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