Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was horrific.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said.
Why Did 87 Miners Die Trapped Underground in South Africa as Police Tried to Force Their Surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as
A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end
In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Allegations that the miners resorted to eating human flesh in order to survive were also made by other miners who were rescued in December, in statements submitted to the high court. Mkwayi, a former convict,
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.
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Publicly Traded U.S. Crypto Miners Double Bitcoin Holdings to Almost 100K in a Year
Publicly traded U.S. crypto mining companies doubled their bitcoin (BTC) holdings last year, taking the total to 92,473 ...
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 ...
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Bitcoin Miners Begin 2025 with Robust Growth, Says JPMorgan
JPMorgan reports a robust start to 2025 for Bitcoin miners, with 12 of 14 stocks outperforming and US miners gaining $4.5B in ...
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Bethea, Battlin’ Miners can’t be slowed down at Blue Mountain
There was a stint in the second quarter of Minersville’s 67-34 offensive unloading victory at Blue Mountain Friday when ...
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
GDX: Take Advantage Of The Low Valuations For The Gold Miners
VanEck Gold Miners ETF is the largest pure-play precious metals mining ETF in the industry. Click here to discover why GDX is ...
UTEP Football: Miners Hiring Joshua Eargle As Tight Ends Coach
A familiar face will join Scotty Walden's staff as Walden goes into year two as the head coach of the UTEP Miners. Former FIU ...