Illegal mining cost South Africa over $3 billion last year ... and the deaths could have been averted had the rescue operation taken place sooner. "The minister said they were going to smoke ...
The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the police in August began blocking food and water from entering the ...
Joburg EMS initiated rescue efforts, but were forced to halt at a depth of 15 meters due to low oxygen levels.
The Buffelsfontein mine disaster, marked by loss of life and political division, underscores South Africa’s failure to address illegal mining and immigration issues.
Press Release - The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine' shaft No. 11 between Tuesday, 03 December 2024 and Wednesday 15 January 2025, is ...
Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues “resorted to cannibalism”. “They cut parts of legs, arms, and ribs for ...
mine equipment and steel-fabrication industries depend on. ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., or AMSA, on Thursday delayed the closures by a month and said it expects to make a final announcement ...
Security governance at abandoned or closed mining sites must be improved and inclusive policies that address employment needs ...
South Africa’s chromite recovery potential has been broadened by Wednesday’s joint venture (JV) agreement between Glencore ...
The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous ...
ArcelorMittal SA said it’s up to South Africa to keep crucial steel mills ... including two mills that the country’s automotive, mine equipment and steel-fabrication industries depend on.