At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, police said, and 246 survivors had been rescued. The victims were suspected to have ...
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...
The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff ... Rights groups condemned the plan and South Africa's second largest trade union federation called it “one of the most horrific ...
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.
Nevada Gold Mines ... making it the largest gold reserve ever discovered in recorded history, surpassing the previous record of 900 metric tons, held by the South Deep mine in South Africa.
South African police say they have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where scores of illegal miners were ...