The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges ...
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...
At least 87 miners are dead, and dozens more bodies may remain underground—the brutal outcome of a protracted dispute at an ...
Volunteers from the community who are familiar with the mine have been in the cage as it is dropped deep underground.