More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa

Date: 16 Sep 1986
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, September 12). More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093607

South African History Online (2012) 'More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa', South African History Online, 12 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093607 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).

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"More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa." South African History Online, 12 Sept. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093607. Accessed 29 July 2026.

South African History Online. "More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa." South African History Online. September 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093607.