On the morning of February 24th, 1923, a routine ascent from the depths of Medomsley Colliery turned into one of the darkest ...

The price of eggs, along with bird flu and birth rights has become annoyingly prominent in the news. As indicators of the ...

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) From ...

Although the cage’s recommended passenger count is ... The MMRW’s development was inspired by the 2010 Chilean mining disaster, where a lengthy rescue operation highlighted the need for ...

The Marikana massacre in 2012 saw 34 mineworkers shot dead by police during a six-week at Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg ... has started using a metal cage to recover the miners and bodies ...

Discover how South Africa's innovative Mobile Mines Rescue Winder played a pivotal role in rescuing 246 miners from the Stilfontein mine tragedy, showcasing the nation's engineering capabilities.

A court-ordered rescue operation was launched on Monday and more than 240 survivors were brought out in small groups in a metal cage ... Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where ...

The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday ...

Many say the unfolding disaster underground was clear weeks ago, when community members sporadically pulled decomposing bodies out of the mine ... down Thursday in a cage that was used to pull ...