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The world's deepest gold mine that plunges a staggering 2.5 miles into the Earth's surface
Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine in the world. Mponeng gold mine began producing gold ...
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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized camera was lowered late ... the miners who were trapped while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police said last week.
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Dozens of survivors, dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
At least 60 bodies and 92 survivors had been pulled from one of South Africa’s deepest mines since Monday in a red cagelike device lowered thousands of feet underground, police said. Police are ...
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for ...
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Rescuer workers assist an illegal miner who has been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Those two ...
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Rescuers attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in a South African mine
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines on Tuesday in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners ...
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South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended ... of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally. At least 78 miners were confirmed ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a ...
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The world's deepest gold mine that plunges a staggering 2.5 miles into the Earth's surface
Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine in the world. Mponeng gold mine began producing ...
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Rescuers attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in a South African mine
Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines on Tuesday in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped underground for ...
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for ...
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended ... of miners were trapped for months in one of the country's deepest mines while working illegally. At least 78 miners were confirmed ...