Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
The Africa Report7h
Africa’s top mining destinations
As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our unique ranking ...
Trapped Illegal Miners in South Africa Eating 'Parts of Legs, Arms, And Ribs' to Survive: Report
At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
The Africa Report6h
How mining groups in Africa are embracing artificial intelligence
Both major and minor players in the sector are leveraging technology to reduce costs, identify and assess new deposits, and ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
Mining Weekly2d
Surge in streaming and alternative funding for African miners
"Traditional financing of new ventures in the African mining sector has become increasingly challenging over the past decade," says Wildu du Plessis, a partner at Alchemy. “A variety of non-banking ...
78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...
ABC News9d
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of miners were reported to be trapped and starving CARLETONVILLE, South ...
allAfrica.com on MSN7d
Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
NPR12d
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
They blink like moles in the harsh South African sunlight. Some look painfully young. Operations to rescue hundreds of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, a small mining town ...