In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
StatsSA's report highlights the mixed performance across the mining sector, with production challenges in key areas offset by ...
The Coalbrook North Colliery disaster of January 21, 1960, remains one of the most catastrophic events in South African ...
New Okiep Mining Company comprises Orion Minerals (56.25%) and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, or IDC ...
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
The South African mining industry recorded only 42 fatalities in 2024, the lowest ever recorded. This record achievement ...
Illegal mining is rife at some of South Africa’s approximately 6,000 disused or abandoned mines where official operations have ended. Large groups of miners often go underground for months to ...
Illegal Mining Ringleader Escaped During South Africa Disaster With Help From Officers, Police Say JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped ...