Harmony Gold Reports Five Deaths at Two Separate South African Mines
The company said two employees died at Doornkop Mine, where all blasting operations have been temporarily suspended, and ...
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Gruesome Reports of Cannibalism in Illegal South African Gold Mine
A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa — A specialized camera was lowered late last ... the miners who were trapped while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police said last week.
Starlink-powered off-grid data centres coming to South African mines
The ruggedised containers provide edge computing capabilities in remote sites, supported by high-bandwidth, low-latency ...
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From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around
By: Mark Evans, Oliver Wyman partner in Energy and Natural Resources Transnet’s Network Statement signals a crucial turning ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
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 a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...
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Mining Trends Watch: How African mines will embrace a new era of autonomous, tech-driven mining by 2040
By: Sabine Dall’Omo - CEO of Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa As the global mining industry enters an era of rapidly evolving automation, Africa will emerge as a leader in embracing autonomous machinery, ...
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Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine
Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died.
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78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for ...