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11 Killed As Elevator Plunges Out Of Control At South Africa Mine
An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday.
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20 Diamond Mine Staff Killed After Bus Collides With Lorry In South Africa
At least 20 employees of mining giant De Beers have been killed in a road accident in South Africa, local officials said Sunday.
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Digging Deep In South Africa As Diamond Hunt Gets Tougher
Proof that diamonds are getting harder to find can be seen in the South African bush, where one of the world's largest mining companies is spending $2 billion tunnelling beneath a vast open-pit mine.
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South Africa's Mine Massacre Town Sees Little Change 3 Years On
Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin's Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid hardship and inequities.
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18 Workers Missing After Mine Accident in South Africa
18 workers were still unaccounted for Sunday following a fire at a South African mine that had trapped nearly 500 workers underground, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said.
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South Africa mine accident: 11 workers pulled out, say rescuers
Eleven workers have been pulled out of an illegal gold mine in South Africa where around 200 were feared trapped on Sunday, rescuers said.
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At least 13 workers injured at Amplats South Africa mine fight: police
At least 13 workers were injured at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa on Monday, some shot with rubber bullets and others hacked with machetes, in the year's first major mine violence after the sector was plagued by deadly strife in 2012.
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South African miner Gold Fields fires 8,500 strikers
South African miner Gold Fields on Tuesday fired 8,500 workers who refused to halt an illegal stoppage at its KDC East mine, a spokesman said.
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12,000 sacked as S Africa mine strike turns deadly
The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, sacked 12,000 striking workers in South Africa on Friday, just hours after a miner was killed in clashes with police.
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11 Killed As Elevator Plunges Out Of Control At South Africa Mine
An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday.
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20 Diamond Mine Staff Killed After Bus Collides With Lorry In South Africa
At least 20 employees of mining giant De Beers have been killed in a road accident in South Africa, local officials said Sunday.
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Digging Deep In South Africa As Diamond Hunt Gets Tougher
Proof that diamonds are getting harder to find can be seen in the South African bush, where one of the world's largest mining companies is spending $2 billion tunnelling beneath a vast open-pit mine.
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South Africa's Mine Massacre Town Sees Little Change 3 Years On
Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin's Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid hardship and inequities.
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18 Workers Missing After Mine Accident in South Africa
18 workers were still unaccounted for Sunday following a fire at a South African mine that had trapped nearly 500 workers underground, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said.
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South Africa mine accident: 11 workers pulled out, say rescuers
Eleven workers have been pulled out of an illegal gold mine in South Africa where around 200 were feared trapped on Sunday, rescuers said.
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At least 13 workers injured at Amplats South Africa mine fight: police
At least 13 workers were injured at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa on Monday, some shot with rubber bullets and others hacked with machetes, in the year's first major mine violence after the sector was plagued by deadly strife in 2012.
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South African miner Gold Fields fires 8,500 strikers
South African miner Gold Fields on Tuesday fired 8,500 workers who refused to halt an illegal stoppage at its KDC East mine, a spokesman said.
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12,000 sacked as S Africa mine strike turns deadly
The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, sacked 12,000 striking workers in South Africa on Friday, just hours after a miner was killed in clashes with police.
