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 ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force ...
A Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince ... looks like a 400-foot volcano, with a rope leading down from the rim to the mine shafts below. “In order to go down ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for ...
They were illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine and have ... trapped underground after police removed the ropes they used to climb out of the mine. Police also cut off the miners' food ...
“We discovered four abandoned wells (mines) nearby. These wells ... We tried to save ourselves by grabbing ropes, motor pipes, and other objects. Eventually, we saw a basket (trolley) descending.
Dima Hasao District Magistrate, Simanta Kumar Das said four abandoned coal pits were found nearby. “Trees have grown inside these mines that are ... of us clutched the ropes, a motor pipe ...