LA PARAGUA, Venezuela — Families and friends began burying loved ones on Thursday who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The tributes come as anger mounts at the government’s slow response helping the injured and recovering bodies from … Read more
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SPRINGS, South Africa — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute left a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, mine officials and the union at the center of the standoff said. More than 100 miners who police and mine officials said were held against their will by fellow … Read more
JOHANNESBURG — A group of miners from an unregistered, rival union are holding hundreds of their colleagues underground for a second day at a gold mine in South Africa over a union dispute, police and mine officials said Tuesday. Some 15 miners have been injured in scuffles, the head of the mine said. Details were … Read more
Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster reports that the collapse of a gold mine has killed six people, while 15 more are trapped underground ByThe Associated Press September 30, 2023, 9:22 AM HARARE, Zimbabwe — Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state … Read more