Event Brief
Chrome mine collapse kills 14 near Rustenburg
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 06, 2026 at 12:37 AM ET
Summary: On August 13, a wall of soil collapsed at a disused mining site near Nkaneng, outside Rustenburg, killing 14 miners, most believed to be undocumented migrants. North West police said more miners could still be trapped underground, and a survivor fled the scene after the collapse.
WHO: North West police commissioner Lieutenant-General Arthur Adams; Lerothodi Nale*
WHAT: A soil wall collapsed at a disused chrome mining site, killing 14 miners and leaving others potentially trapped underground.
WHEN: Aug 13, 2026
WHERE: Near Nkaneng, outside Rustenburg, North West province, South Africa
WHY: The article does not report the cause of the collapse.
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