Human Rights Watch13h
“The Land of Our People, Forever”
United States Human Rights Violations against the Numu/Nuwu and Newe in the Rush for Lithium,” found that the US Bureau of ...
The Victoria Advocate16d
Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
While most of the abandoned mines in New Hampshire are not producing significant contamination, there are a few that have. (Courtesy of Trout Unlimited) With little attention in the media ...
Moneyweb21d
Saps retrieve 78 bodies from abandoned gold mine
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. A total of 246 ...
The Citizen21d
Who is responsible for Stilfontein’s tragic deaths?
The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein on January 14, 2025. More than two dozen illegal miners have been rescued and at least 15 bodies recovered from an abandoned gold ...
dw21d
South African: Rescue efforts end at abandoned mine shaft
The latest announcement comes as search and rescue efforts began wrapping up at the abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein following a monthslong standoff. The mine has been cordoned off by ...
The Star21d
Death toll from abandoned gold mine in South Africa rises to 78
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 78 bodies and 216 survivors have been brought to the surface over three days of rescue operations at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in the North ...
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South Africa: Death toll rises to 60 in S Africa's abandoned gold mine disaster, with rescue efforts ongoing
Stilfontein, South Africa - January 14, 2025 Storyline: Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 after nine ...
Independent Online21d
Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
Bench-Marks Foundation general manager Busi Thabane told Business Report on Thursday that there are more than 6000 abandoned gold mines and shafts across South Africa, while James Wellsted ...
Reuters21d
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
Typically, undocumented miners move into mines abandoned by commercial miners and seek to extract whatever is left. Some are under the control of violent criminal gangs. Ministers have ...
CBC.ca21d
Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
Tom hasn't heard from her brother, Ayanda, since July 2024, when he first told her he'd be going down into the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein to mine illegally. At first ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune21d
DEP to begin work on Mayfield mine subsidence
“Based on field observations and information from the mine maps, this problem is mine related ... The department’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation quickly confirmed that they received ...