WORLD BRIEFING / SOUTH AFRICA
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At least 61 prospectors have been found dead in an abandoned gold mine, police said.
The bodies were found by other illegal miners, who brought 36 to the surface over the weekend, according to Harmony Gold Mining Co., which had ceased working its Eland shaft.
An additional 25 bodies left at drop-off points underground were brought up, said Tom Smith, chief of operations for Harmony’s southern region.
Police called on relatives to help identify the victims, and said they were investigating what might have caused the deaths.
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