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Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092456
South African History Online (2012) 'Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092456 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).
South African History Online, Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092456, (accessed 27 July 2026).
"Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092456. Accessed 27 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Five miners die in a hoisting accident on Rustenburg Platinum Mines, bringing to fifteen the death toll in mining accidents dur." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092456.
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