Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.

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South African History Online. (2012, March 5). Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076255

South African History Online (2012) 'Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076255 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).

South African History Online, Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076255, (accessed 28 September 2026).

"Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076255. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076255.