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South Africa: Benoni Miners Charged
SAPA, 16 February 2014
Eleven illegal miners who were rescued from an abandoned mine in Benoni on the East Rand have been charged, Gauteng police said on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa: Two Hundred Trapped in South African Mine
VOA, 16 February 2014
Rescue workers in South Africa are trying to reach about 200 illegal miners trapped underground in an old mine shaft east of Johannesburg. Read more »
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South Africa: Stand-Off Over Trapped Miners
SAPA, 16 February 2014
Rescue operations to bring illegal miners trapped underground at an abandoned mine in Benoni on the East Rand, have been suspended because the miners did not want to come up,… Read more »
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South Africa: Hundreds of Miners Trapped Underground
SAPA, 16 February 2014
Over 200 illegal miners are believed to be trapped in an abandoned mine near Benoni on the East Rand, paramedics said on Sunday. Read more »
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South Africa: Groping Toward the Future
GroundUp, 20 February 2013
In stygian depths 4km and more below the surface of the earth gold continues to be harvested, but by fewer miners and with the aid of more--and increasingly… Read more »
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South Africa: When Minister Visited Mining Wild West
Daily Maverick, 11 July 2013
On Wednesday the Minister of minerals and Energy Susan Shabangu embarked on a field trip to see and show the media spots where illegal mining was taking place on Gauteng's Main… Read more »
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South Africa: Illegal Mining - Fast Money, Fleeting Success
BuaNews, 8 December 2010
When Sizwe Silinda's mother died in 2003, the then 16-year-old had to quit school to take care of his unemployed sisters and their children because he was now the "man in the… Read more »
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South Africa: Death of Miners Highlights Illegal Mining
IFP, 13 March 2012
The IFP said today that the deaths of at least 20 illegal miners, who died when a part of the Gravelotte gold mine on the East Rand collapsed on them, has once again placed the… Read more »
