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 survivors were rescued and 78 bodies were retrieved last week.
Informal mining persists in South Africa despite police crackdowns
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi—meaning "plug the hole"—which had cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke out" a shadow workforce.
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.
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 at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.
South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin'
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week. The police force said officials had helped James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national also known as Tiger, to escape after he was pulled up from the mine in Stilfontein.
South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger'
A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody. An investigation and manhunt have been launched to find him and those who helped him get away.
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.
Illegal Miner Lifted From S.African Gold Shaft Dies In Hospital
An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold pit in South Africa has died in hospital, health officials said, raising the toll from the site to 88 since August.
Illegal Gold Mining Ringleader Escapes With Police Help
A suspected leader of an illegal gold mining operation in South Africa, James Neo Tshoaeli, has reportedly escaped custody with alleged assistance from police officers. Tshoaeli, who goes by the nickname "Tiger,
Mining ringleader escaped during S Africa disaster ‘with help from officers’
Nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine south west of Johannesburg, police said.
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) deep mineshaft in South Africa ...
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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 ...
Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
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Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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Top Countries Mining the Highest Amounts of Gold
Based on recent statistics, countries mining the most gold globally are revealed, along with their impact on the global ...
Mining output in South Africa falls 0.9% in November but sector navigates growth
Stats SA said the largest negative contributors to this slump were gold, which was down by 11. 5%, iron ore which declined by ...