near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi — meaning “plug the hole” – which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out” a shadow ...

The illegal miners have been trapped inside the closed mine for several months. The coal miners were located inside a mine in the North West province of South Africa. The miners trapped in the ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that ...

South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said coal is making a comeback and should be considered a critical mineral for the nation because of its contribution to employment and the ...

South Africa increased coal exports from the biggest terminal on the continent for the first time in seven years after an ...

South African coal and iron ore exporters are preparing to sign agreements with state-owned logistics company Transnet SOC ...

CAPE TOWN (miningweekly.com) – Existing economic reforms now in motion have the potential to lift South Africa ... coal will continue to have a role,” Duma told the conference covered by ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.

GLENCORE on Thursday said thermal coal production in South Africa fell seven percent to 16.6 million tons ... Grade erosion at existing mines is expected to exacerbate a predicted supply gap caused by ...