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Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088899
South African History Online (2012) 'Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088899 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088899, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088899. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Eighteen mineworkers die in a methane gas explosion in the Mponeng mine near Carletonville.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088899.
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