Anglo American has long been a leading player within the global mining market, with projects spanning its century of operations within some of the most valuable metal markets in the world including, ...

Mining research council Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku has emphasised the need to leverage South Africa’s critical minerals resources, estimated to be worth more than $2.5-trillion, to drive economic ...

South Africa's mineral and energy complex stands at a crucial crossroads as global demands shift towards green energy. This ...

South Africa had made significant progress in moving away from the difficulties the country faced a year ago, particularly ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week. The police ...

South Africa's second biggest political party, which is part of a government coalition, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to order an inquiry into what happened at the Buffelsfontein mine.

The death toll of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa rose to 78 on Wednesday, according to a workers union. The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA ...

South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87 ...

Many mines in South Africa have been abandoned over the last three decades by companies that did not find them economically viable. The mines have been taken over by gangs, often former employees ...

Illegal miners had taken over the shaft that was once part of South Africa’s vast mining industry. No longer viable for commercial mining, the men entered illicitly, hoping to ease their poverty ...

Rights groups have condemned the plan, accusing authorities of contributing to a “massacre” at the mine. South Africa's second largest trade union federation called it “one of the most ...