Stilfontein - Wikipedia
Stilfontein (Afrikaans for quiet spring) is a former mining town which is located on the N12 (National Road) with 17,942 inhabitants, situated between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in North West Province of South Africa. It was incorporated into the City of Matlosana and some municipality administration is located in Matlosana (Klerksdorp).
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with …
Jan 14, 2025 · At least 51 bodies and 106 survivors have been pulled from the Stilfontein mine, South African police said Wednesday, with many more feared trapped inside.
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
6 days ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein …
Stilfontein mine deaths - Wikipedia
Jan 15, 2025 · The Stilfontein gold mine in North West Province was once a major gold producer but ceased operations in 2013. [4] [5] Since its closure, it has been a site for illicit mining activity, with zama zamas attempting to extract remaining gold deposits in the abandoned shafts. [6]South African authorities began a siege of the mine in August 2024, cutting off food, water and …
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
The use of the emotive word has drawn comparisons with the shooting dead by police of 34 striking miners in Marikana, some 150km (93 miles) away from Stilfontein, in 2012. But this time no ...
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
5 days ago · Mkwayi, a former convict, known locally as Shasha, lives in the township of Khuma that was close to the disused mine in Stilfontein. The 36-year-old, who had served seven years in prison for ...
South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground
Nov 23, 2024 · Over the past several weeks, the zama-zamas at Stilfontein have been locked in a standoff with police, who surrounded the entrance to the mine shaft and blocked off their food supplies in...
South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know
Nov 18, 2024 · Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of hiding and face arrest by security...
Stilfontein mine: Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners …
Nov 15, 2024 · Dozens of volunteers have entered an abandoned gold mine in South Africa to help what could be thousands of illegal miners who have been underground for a month. Because the miners entered the...
Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off | CNN
Nov 17, 2024 · Police officers and private security personnel stand by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South Africa.
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