Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...

One African country is home to the deepest gold mine in the world with staggering depths and intense temperatures.

Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

Workers trapped in a deep gold mine in South Africa for nearly nine months have told how they survived this time. The illegal miners at the Buffelsfontein gold mine were shut down in a mine last year ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation ... bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working ...

Rescuer workers assist an illegal miner who has been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe Those two ...

Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine in the world. Mponeng gold mine began producing ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended ... of miners were trapped for months in one of the country's deepest mines while working illegally. At least 78 miners were confirmed ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended ... of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally. At least 78 miners were confirmed ...