STILFONTEIN - Operation at the Stilfontein mine in North West are to continue until police are satisfied. Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed this on Wednesday as officials ...
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have seemingly been rescued from the disused mine shaft, and bodies of 78 deceased miners were brought to the surface ...
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the country’s black market for illicit gold. Mineral Resources Minister ...
Continued efforts to clear illegal miners from the abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, led to 60 bodies and 106 survivors being brought to the surface after two days of intensive ...
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of ...
The High Court in Pretoria has ordered government to rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein. Retrieval of the illegal miners is expected to begin on Monday.
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 95 miles west of Johannesburg, in November after some of those accused of mining underground ...