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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa [Themba Hadebe/AP] By Shola Lawal Published On 16 Jan 2025 16 ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Volunteer rescuers sit by the opening of a gold mine shaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South Africa, Friday, November 15, 2024 [Denis Farrell/AP Photo]
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