350: South African authorities are mulling whether to try rescuing at least 350 illegal miners who are hiding in underground shafts at the Stilfontein mine to the southwest of Johannesburg.

CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (CNN)-- Hundreds ... inside Elandstrand New Mine, north of Johannesburg. "No one died so we are happy." A slow and deliberate rescue operation was underway but it ...

Rescuers use a mobile rescue winder during a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, South Africa, on Jan. 13, 2025. [Xinhua] A total of 246 survivors and ...