The company said two employees died at Doornkop Mine, where all blasting operations have been temporarily suspended, and ...

In a staggering display of cruelty, South African police laid siege to an illegal gold mine near Johannesburg, leaving at ...

Homa Bay County Police Commander Hassan Barua said the four miners died within minutes of entering the gold mine, which had ...

Investigations into the causes of these incidents will be led by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

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

Mineral Resources minister Gwede Mantashe said illegal mining was not considered because it was a criminal activity.

“Between 1984 and 2005, more than 11,000 mine workers died in South Africa. In 2003, the death toll from mining accidents was around 270 fatalities, prompting an agreement to reduce mining ...

Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the national union of gold ...

Artisanal mining is a common activity across much of West Africa and has become more lucrative in recent years due to growing demand for metals and rising prices. Deadly accidents are frequent as ...