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Third trapped miner dies at Harmony Gold South Africa mine

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HEALTH & SAFETY
A third miner has died at a South African gold mine operated by Harmony Gold and two more remain missing after they were trapped underground following an earth tremor, the company said on Monday. Friday's tremor that rocked the Kusasalethu mine, one of the world's deepest, with gold extracted at depths below 3 kilometres (1.8 miles), highlights the dangers of mining in South Africa.
 
 
 
 
 

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