Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine …
1 day ago · Rescuers have sent a cagelike structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally ... Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe visited the site Tuesday and said that more than 1,500 miners who resurfaced from the Buffelsfontein mine have been arrested since authorities began a ...
High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
1 day ago · South Africa's High Court has mandated the immediate rescue of trapped miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, highlighting systemic failures in the mining sector and the urgent need for reform
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in …
1 day ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- 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 ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an ...
23 hours ago · Forensic service workers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 ...
Are hundreds of South Africa miners dead, trapped underground?
1 day ago · South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has become the center of a storm. Civic groups say at least 100 miners have died in an abandoned gold mine and that hundreds of others remain trapped deep underground. Authorities, on the other hand, say that the men can come out at any time but fear being arrested.
Hundreds dead in South African gold mine as urgent rescue …
1 day ago · A group representing the miners said that at least 18 bodies and 26 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday, but more than 500 miners are still believed to be ...
South Africa vows to arrest trapped miners - Financial Times
15 hours ago · South African officials will arrest hundreds of miners trapped in an abandoned illegal gold mine, the country’s mining minister said, despite a judge’s warning that the ordeal risks turning ...
Dozens of survivors, dead pulled from South African mine as …
1 day ago · Police say at least 60 bodies and 92 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday, but hundreds more are still believed to be underground, many of them ill and starving
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
1 day ago · Civil rights groups say at least 100 people have died from starvation since October 2024 when the authorities sealed off shafts at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 156km south ...
Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, South Africa - Mining Frontier
Dec 27, 2014 · “Buffelsfontein gold mine (BGM) is located in South Africa, about 160km south-west of Johannesburg.” Measured and indicated resources within the mine include 11.02 million ounces of gold and 35.45 million tons of uranium graded at 10.67g/t and 0.44lb/t respectively.
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