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 ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...
The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by ...
At least 87 miners are dead, and dozens more bodies may remain underground—the brutal outcome of a protracted dispute at an ...