More than 3000 miners were trapped in a mice accident in South Africa. Thousands of miners were stuck in the Elandsrand gold mine near Johannesburg on Wednesday when a pressurized air pipe fell down a shaft, causing extensive damage to an elevator. So far, at least 1,700 workers have been rescued. The accident will impact the financial situation of the mine for weeks. Harmony gold mine is the 3rd largest gold mine in South Africa and produce about 500 KG of gold every month.
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- Harmony Gold Accident
- Rescuers save gold miners in South Africa
- African Mine Collapses
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- 3000 miners trapped
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