The prevalence of illegal mining was brought into sharp focus by the prolonged removal of zama zamas from the unused ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

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 ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...

Mining Indaba in Cape Town faces unprecedented challenges as industry leaders prepare to address critical issues including ...

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

Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...

Rescuers are sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines in an attempt to bring out survivors ...