South Africa Arrests 1,000 Illegal Gold Miners, Police Say
SOUTH African police said they have arrested some 1,000 undocumented migrants working in gold mines in the northeast of the country. A police.
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DR Congo Rescuers Dig With Bare Hands For Trapped Miners
PEOPLE in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands and basic tools.
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Soldiers Gun Down Over Seven Miners In Deadly Ghana Clash
AT least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according.
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South Africa Cuts Supplies To Thousands Of Illegal Miners Hiding Underground
AN estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort.
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South Africa Police Chase 540 Illegal Miners From Abandoned Shaft
POLICE in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, security forces.
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Over 2,000 South Africa Miners In New Underground Protest
MORE than 2,200 platinum miners on Monday launched the fourth underground protest to hit South Africa’s crucial mining industry in two months. Operations.
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14 Missing, Presumed Dead, In Burundian Mine Flood
FOURTEEN miners were missing and feared dead in Burundi on Saturday after flash floods swept into a pit where they were searching for.
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10 Gold Miners Killed In Sudan Collapse
AT least 10 gold miners have been killed in an accident in northern Sudan, and more than 20 others injured. Local media have.
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China’s President Xi Jinping Condemns Killings Of Miners In CAR
CHINA’s President Xi Jinping says the killers of nine Chinese goldmine workers in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be “severely” punished. Two.