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Last trapped miner rescued in S.African gold mine

04 Oct 2007 18:42:23 GMT
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ELANDSRAND MINE, South Africa, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The last miner among some 3,200 trapped deep in a South African gold shaft for more than 24 hours was rescued on Thursday.

He walked out of the mine at 1838 GMT at Harmony Gold's <HARJ.J> Elandsrand mine a day after an electricity cable to the mine's main lift was severed, stranding the workers.

The miners had been stuck in a cramped space in the mine where temperatures were believed at times to have reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

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