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All 486 miners who were trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa on Sunday have been brought to the surface, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said. “All the miners are out,” Charmane Russell told AFP. “Fortunately in this instance, things went according to plan.” According to a company statement

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All 486 miners who were trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa on Sunday have been brought to the surface, a spokeswoman for mining company Harmony Gold said. “All the miners are out,” Charmane Russell told AFP. “Fortunately in this instance, things went according to plan.” According to a company statement

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