Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark …
Jan 18, 2025 · In November, police stepped up efforts at the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, surrounding the entrance to the shaft and refusing to let food and water go down.
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
Jan 17, 2025 · Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender? Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners …
Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Jan 22, 2025 · On January 16, 246 miners were rescued from an abandoned mineshaft at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, where hundreds of unauthorized miners …
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold …
Jan 22, 2025 · At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police …
Mine standoff that saw hundreds trapped ends with 87 declared …
Jan 16, 2025 · The standoff at Buffelsfontein began in August 2024, when nearly 2,000 miners descended into the decommissioned mine, southwest of Johannesburg, seeking residual gold …
High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
Jan 14, 2025 · 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 …
Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, …
Jan 16, 2025 · Authorities have confirmed that no illegal miners remain underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West.
The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Dec 26, 2024 · Since last month, police officers have formed blockades around Buffelsfontein, a former gold and uranium-producing mine where zama zamas have long operated. The heavily …
The Stilfontein miners rescue operation, and more from around …
Jan 15, 2025 · Mounted police patrol the area around shaft 11 during rescue operations for trapped miners at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on …
‘Surrender or starve’: Siege outside South African gold mine taken …
Dec 29, 2024 · Since last month, police officers have formed blockades around Buffelsfontein, a former gold and uranium-producing mine where zama zamas have long operated. The heavily …
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