Three killed in South Africa mine collapse

Three miners were killed and one injured after a shaft collapsed in a gold mine in South Africa today.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2004 - 16:40

Three miners were killed and one injured after a shaft collapsed in a gold mine in South Africa today.

The accident happened just before 3am Irish time around 9,800ft below the surface at Gold Fields Ltd’s Kloof Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, the South African Press Association reported.

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Courts Heathrow Place: South Africa Place: Kloof Gold Mine Place: Johannesburg Organisation: Gold Fields Ltd Organisation: South African Press Association Organisation: Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate

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