Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Residents desperately waiting for news of family members gathered at the mine, some holding placards criticizing authorities ...
An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ... they and the mine owners also dismantled a rope and pulley system that was used to get into the mine and send down supplies.
Investigators determined that the incident at the Colorado tourist mine was "not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions." ...
South African police announce the end of the mine rescue operation, recovering 78 bodies and over 240 survivors from an ...
Police and the mine owners were also accused of taking away ropes and dismantling a pulley ... that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from ...
The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force ...
Hundreds are still believed to be trapped on Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...