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South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.

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South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.

Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside

Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested.

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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa

South Africa's abandoned gold mines are often targeted by illegal ... told journalists on Wednesday that authorities ...

South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'

South African authorities are engaged in a standoff with hundreds of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's ...

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