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South Africa's Stilfontein mine: 'Mammoth task' to identify bodies, police say

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Only two of the bodies have been positively identified so far, police say.

Many of the survivors had been without food and water since November , leaving them emaciated.

Police say they will be charged with illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of immigration laws.

Many mines in South Africa have been abandoned over the last three decades by companies.