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

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...

Mansa Musa's net worth, which positions him as the wealthiest man in history is still debatable. As the richest possessor of ...

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 ... Located in Gauteng, South Africa, the ...

Vancouver, British Columbia-- (Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2025) - Aquitaine Metals Corp. (the "Company" or "Aquitaine") is pleased to announce that Chris Taylor has been appointed to the role of CEO ...

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the police say South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week.

Cows graze in green fields, but the landscape is pockmarked with large mine dumps, many now shuttered. South Africa was once the world's largest gold producer, but large-scale industrial mining became ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's ...

South Africa lost more than $3 billion in gold to the illicit trade last year. Police forces launched an operation — dubbed "Close the Hole" — in late 2023 to clamp down on illegal mining by ...

The death toll of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa rose to 78 on Wednesday, according to a workers union. The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA ...