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The Stilfontein gold mine in North West Province was once a major gold producer but ceased operations in 2013. [4] [5] Since its closure, it has been a site for illicit mining activity, with artisanal miners (known locally as zama zamas attempting to extract remaining gold deposits in the abandoned shafts. [6]
It was unclear if those remaining in the mine in Stilfontein, North West province, were unwilling or unable to get out of the shaft, which descends vertically for more than 2 km (1.2 miles ...
Relatives of miners and community members wait near an opening to the mine shaft for artisanal miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein on November 13, 2024. ... in Stilfontein, South Africa ...
The Margaret shaft at the Stilfontein mine was the first concrete headgear ever to be erected in South Africa and was designed locally and completely constructed form local materials. The tower mounted on this headgear was the first-ever multi-rope Koepoe hoist in South Africa. The Stilfontein mine closed in 2013.
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.
In November–December 2024, hundreds of zama zamas became trapped in disused mine shafts at the Stilfontein gold mine in North West Province. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The Stilfontein mine, once a major gold producer, ceased operations in 2013.
Stilfontein residents protested authorities' refusal to help rescue illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft. At least 1,173 illegal miners had returned to the surface, Mathe said on Thursday.
Rescuers have spent Tuesday pulling body bags and survivors from a South African mine where scores of illegal miners are still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground.