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A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.
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South African History Online. (2012, March 5). A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076239
South African History Online (2012) 'A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076239 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076239, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076239. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A methane-gas explosion at Gencor’s Ermelo mines kills thirty-four miners and injures at least another sixteen.." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076239.
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