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Vol XXXVII (No. 1), 09 Jan 2009
Miners trapped in mine west of Johannesburg
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Send to Friend(s) You are sending the following news to your friends: Miners trapped in mine west of Johannesburg MIL/IR/Guardian Unlimited, Oct 4, 2007. Author: Johannesburg: October 4, 2007 - More than 1,500 miners are reported to be trapped in a collapsed South African gold mine and have been rescued in one of the most dramatic all-night rescue operations. About 1,700 workers remained stranded more than a mile underground after extensive damage to a lift shaft at the Elandsrand mine west of Johannesburg. |