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Forty miners are trapped 2 400m underground after the earthquake at Stilfontein. One miner died and another is still missing.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 Aug. 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.
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