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3,000 Mine Workers Trapped

Men under 1.4-mile shaft may be losing air, union spokesman fears

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2007 4:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – More than 3,000 mine workers are trapped in South Africa after a broken water pipe collapsed a key shaft, MSNBC reports. Managers at Harmony Gold Mining, the world's third-largest gold producer, reported no injuries and promised to rescue the men within 24 hours. A...   Read full story »

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