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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown

A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end

In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?

South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.

CNN on MSN · 2d

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.

Rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

NBC News · 1d

The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry. Zinhle Essamuah traveled to West Africa to explore the forces driving the dark side of the gold rush.

Barron's · 1d

The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa's gold extraction companies.

OCCRP · 14h

Mass Arrests in West Africa Illegal Mining Operation

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

America Magazine26d

Destitute South Africans and migrants risk their lives in illegal mines—and are exploited by criminal gangs

In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners—locally called zama zamas (which can be translated as ...

Mining Weekly2d

Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast

In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...

S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

The Stilfontein massacre: a crime of the ANC and South African capitalism

These 78 workers were murdered by the ANC government. Its barbarous actions are a devastating indictment of bourgeois ...

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