Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
22 hours ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — 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.. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when ...
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 …
2 days ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally.. At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, police said, and 246 survivors ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over …
1 day ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out” by cutting off their food supplies.
South Africa gold mine: Rescuers try to free men trapped in mine …
3 days ago · The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that
2 days ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa -- Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...
Death and Desperation in South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
1 day ago · Mounted police patrol the area during rescue operations for trapped miners at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Jan. 14. Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg.
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
14 hours ago · South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6,000 abandoned or closed mines to search for leftover deposits.
Top five gold mining countries of Africa from Ghana to Burkina Faso
Aug 28, 2020 · Top five gold mining countries of Africa. From Ghana to Burkina Faso we profile the leading gold producers across the African continent. 1. Ghana – 142.4 tonnes. One of the Dark Continent’s top gold mining countries, Ghana grabbed the top spot from South Africa after mining more than 142 metric tonnes of the precious metal in 2019.
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in …
1 day ago · South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...
Perseus Mining – African focused gold company
Perseus Mining is an Australian mining company that currently operates three gold mines in Africa: Edikan in Ghana, and Sissingué and Yaouré in Côte d’Ivoire. Perseus also owns the Nyanzaga Gold Project in Tanzania and the Meyas Sand Gold Project in Sudan.