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Dozens of bodies pulled from illegal mine

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 13m

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.

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South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it's pulling out bodies

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over two months during a standoff with authorities who demanded they surrender to police because they were mining illegally.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa, many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.

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Trapped in Despair: The Illegal Mine Dilemma at Buffelsfontein

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says

A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...

Stilfontein update: Rescue operations underway at Buffelsfontein Mine

To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...

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