The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges ...

The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners’ situation drew the attention of rights groups. Activists ...

Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners' situation drew the attention of ...

Crews work to bring dirt inside the Frost Bank Center ahead of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Read full article: San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has laid more than 2,000 tons of dirt in the ...

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16 ...