Stilfontein, South Africa and Buffelsfontein Gold Mine

Crackdown at Stilfontein: The War on Illegal Mining in South Africa
In South Africa, authorities have retrieved at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine following a siege aimed at curbing illegal mining. The operation, which has arrested survivors for illegal activities,
Stilfontein illegal miners: 'We are dying by the hour'
We will stay here until we have taken out all the people who are willing to climb into the cage,' says Andries Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services.
South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
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 which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued
Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue scores of miners underground.
Operation to rescue illegal Stilfontein miners continues
The final phase of the operation to rescue hundreds of illegal Stilfontein miners continues. Since the third phase began on Monday, more than 132 zama zamas, have been brought to the surface. READ: Illegal mining | Police,
South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations, police said on Tuesday, adding that the survivors would all face illegal mining and immigration charges.
‘Killed through starvation’: Zwelinzima Vavi insists Stilfontein miners had no viable exit and were left to starve
On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
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Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued
As day two of the 10-to-16-day operation to rescue illegal miners trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein came to a close on Tuesday evening, 14 January, the ...
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Stilfontein update: Rescue operations underway at Buffelsfontein Mine
To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein
In a statement, police said 51 bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday night, following nine the previous day. The 106 survivors ...
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Zama Zamas death toll rises to 51 as authorities retrieve 36 more dead bodies from Stilfontein mine, 82 rescued and arrested!
The grim toll from the Stilfontein mine disaster continues to climb. Thirty-six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, ...
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Stilfontein death toll hits 36 as emaciated miners come to surface
Blinded by the bright summer sun, haggard survivors staggered across ochre soil mixed with rubble near Stilfontein. Their ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...