Many mines are abandoned or liquidated without sufficient protection for rehabilitation funds, and the government does little ...
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A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for gold.
Buffelsfontein is one of South Africa’s deepest mines, with an intricate maze of tunnels and shafts leading as deep as 2.5km underground. While police insisted miners could escape through several ...
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Zimbabwean authorities are reportedly reluctant to directly confront the South African government over the deaths of 20 Zimbabweans at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...