Over the years, many abandoned mines have transformed into captivating tourist attractions, drawing visitors for both their ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues “resorted to cannibalism”. “They cut parts of legs, arms, and ribs for ...

SURVIVORS who were trapped in one of the deepest gold mines in South Africa have spoken out about turning to cannibalism to ...

Minister Gwede Mantashe calls for accountability from mining companies and intensified government action amid billions lost ...

Rescuers have sent a cagelike structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally in an abandoned shaft who have ...

South Africa has an estimated 6,000 abandoned mines, and authorities said more than 1,500 people had been arrested for illegal mining in the Stilfontein area since last August.