JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least three illegal miners were killed and 18 others trapped underground when a tunnel collapsed in a disused diamond mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province, police said on Wednesday. "One man was rescued and he survived the incident. Three are confirmed dead so far," provincial police commissioner Janet Basson said. The national rescue team was on the way to help the local authorities and police in their... full story ![]()
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Thousands of miners remained on strike at two shafts in South Africa's Marikana platinum mine on Tuesday, operator Lonmin Plc said, revising an earlier statement that they had gone back to work.
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An African company recovers a rare blue diamond, thought to be worth $10m (£6.5m), from its mine in South Africa.
bbci.co.uk (30 days ago)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum operations will stage a work stoppage from Thursday evening over proposed job cuts, a branch official for mineworkers union AMCU told Reuters.
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MINERS at South Africa's Lonmin platinum mine had gone on strike again over the death of a unionist at the weekend.
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More than 60 miners were killed this week in the Darfur region when the gold mine they were working in collapsed, a police spokesman said Thursday.
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MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief stands by her statement that officers involved in the shooting deaths of 34 striking miners were just doing their job.
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Police say several people have been shot and injured as miners from rival unions clashed at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa.
azstarnet.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
Police say several people have been shot and injured as miners from rival unions clashed at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa.
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Police say several people have been shot and injured as miners from rival unions clashed at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police say several people have been shot and injured as miners from rival unions clashed at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa.
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