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A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

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 87, police said Thursday.

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

The mine runs 2.6 kilometres underground and a specialized machine was brought in Monday to lift out the miners and the bodies, a handful of people at a time. Of the miners taken out of the shaft, ...

Illegal miners had taken over the shaft that was once part of South Africa’s vast mining industry. No longer viable for commercial mining, the men entered illicitly, hoping to ease their poverty ...

Many mines in South Africa have been abandoned over the last three decades by companies that did not find them economically viable. The mines have been taken over by gangs, often former employees ...

South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege ...

South Africa Mine Rescue Ends, Anger Rises Over 78 Deaths in Police Siege By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and ...