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Bodies of illegal miners recovered from Buffelsfontein mine
(Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein following rescue operations which started on Monday.
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in abandoned South Africa mine
Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men who were mining illegally at the closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine by cutting off their food and water supplies from the surface.
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100 Illegal Miners Dead, 500 Trapped In South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Mine
The miners were trapped in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near Stilfontein following a standoff with police that began in November, 2024. Police had launched an operation to force the miners ...
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South Africa: Government Needs to Step Up to Deal With the Buffelsfontein Zama Zamas
The saga of illegal miners reportedly trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein mine in North West has been in the media since November. Yesterday I went there to see for myself and to try and ...
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Political games delay rescue of miners at Buffelsfontein goldmine
who are trapped underground at Buffelsfontein goldmine in Stilfontein, North West. The organisation said there were concerns that police were working on hand with the media to interview miners ...