Gold mine disaster

Title

Gold mine disaster

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Sep 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

Report on an explosion at the St Helena gold mine in South Africa with five miners found alive but more still trapped and hope of finding them alive running out. Includes an interview with Jean LeJeure(?), a leading expert in mine safety. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jean LeJeure(?)

Keywords

Accidents; Companies; South Africa; Mines; Explosions; Gencor; Gold mines; St Helena Gold Mine

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