PBS21d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...
France 2421d
‘Does he deserve to die?’: Relatives of trapped South African miners condemn police operation
Zinzi Tom did not celebrate Christmas in December. Her brother was trapped more than two kilometres underground in Shaft 11 of the Stilfontein mine, along with hundreds of other illegal miners.She ...
EWN Sport21d
Stilfontein: High-tech equipment sent down as police verify claims of no more miners underground
More than 250 illegal miners have been retrieved since the start of phase three this week, with 78 dead bodies being recovered. Rescuers use a Metalliferous Mobile Rescue Winder during a rescue ...
MarketWatch21d
Why Mali just seized 3 tons of gold from Canadian miner Barrick
For years, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. has seen its acquisition of a major gold mine in the West African nation of Mali pay off big time. Back To Top ...
Al Jazeera English21d
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?
A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least 78 people killed – likely from ...
CBC.ca21d
Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
As It Happens6:10'Please pray for us,' says sister of missing South African miner as police halt rescue operation First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from ...
Morningstar21d
Why Mali just seized 3 tons of gold from Canadian miner Barrick
An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick's operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government's gold seizure and the company's shutdown of its mine For years ...
EWN Sport21d
No more illegal miners underground in Stilfontein, say volunteer rescuers
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN STILFONTEIN - Three days into an operation meant to ...
Los Angeles Times21d
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — 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 ...
CNN21d
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...
The Independent22d
Hundreds of miners became stuck underground. Why did police block their water supply?
The bodies of illegal miners continue to be removed from a gold mine in South Africa here police blocked food and water supplies for months. At least 78 bodies have been removed in what trade ...