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Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said on Wednesday. For the latest news, bookmark The South African website’s dedicated section for free-to-read content Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday, after residents […]
A total of 66 illegal miners have been rescued on Tuesday during renewed operations at shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the death toll has risen to 51. She said since the rescue missions resumed, 82 have been arrested and they are facing charges of illegal mining, trespassing, […]
Rescuers in northern Peru were searching for trapped miners at a small gold mine in Peru, after the mine was allegedly attacked by suspected illegal miners, a local mayor said. Segundo Armas, mayor of the Pataz district in the northwestern region of La Libertad, said on Monday that as many as 17 miners could be trapped at the […]
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine, where many are believed to have died. Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have […]
Coal (Picture credit: Lexica AI) A methane gas explosion on Thursday night caused a coal mine to collapse, trapping at least 12 miners in southwest Pakistan, according to officials. The incident occurred in Singidi, a town in Balochistan province.Rescue operations are underway, with teams carefully removing debris.Mines inspector Abdul Ghani said that rescuers have been […]
The North West provincial department of social development has confirmed about 96 undocumented children had been arrested and detained as part of the illicit miners in Stilfontein. According to the department, most of the illicit miners, including the undocumented children, are suspected to originate from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. The department of social development, […]
For nearly two weeks, South African police have closely monitored an abandoned gold mine at Stilfontein, about 150 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of Johannesburg. The mine reportedly descends vertically for more than 2 km (1.2 miles) underground and a rope is the only way down or up. It is believed that hundreds of illegal are […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) Operation Vala Umgodi has seen over 1,000 illegal miners surface at Stilfontein in the North West. Operation Vala Umgodi has restricted people in and near these abandoned mines from delivering food boxes, water, and other necessities to illegal miners. What started as […]
Canadian miners are grappling with the imminent return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, raising new questions for a sector decarbonizing in the face of rising emissions, soaring costs and volatile commodity markets. Canada has the potential to mine more than the $75 billion in minerals and metals extracted last year as demand for […]