Talk:2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths

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A news item involving 2009 Harmony Gold mine deaths was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 4 June 2009.

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What is the meaning of "illegal" as used in this article? Is it that the miners entered South Africa illegally, or that they were trespassers and thiefs? If so, what is the background to the story: why would so many people be engaged in this illegal and highly dangerous work? If 300 people were arrested for illegal mining in the area, who was buying the products? There must be more to the story.

illegal in this context means miners who are trespassers. Mine Pirates! :-) -- 217.207.205.130 (talk) 11:32, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Recently we had reports of illegal diamond mining elsewhere in Africa, by children who had been recruited to work makeshift, unsafe mines for minimal pay and often lost their lives when the mineshafts collapsed. Apparently, no one would acknowledge responsibility for the damage inflicted by a highly profitable business. No labor standards were in effect. These children, also, were labelled as criminals, but the story didn't wash. Fconaway (talk) 03:30, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fifth or Sixth?

According to the article on Harmony Gold, it is the sixth largest company in the world. Which is correct? Caeruleancentaur (talk) 12:28, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Minor Edit

I edited 'fortnight' in the article to '14 days'. Many readers may not know what 'fortnight' means. 216.166.234.203 (talk) 20:18, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]