Rescue efforts for illegal miners trapped in a Johannesburg mine shaft were suspended due to safety risks. Officials halted ...

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa ...

With illegal mining and illicit financial flows on the rise, the World Gold Council is leading efforts to create a database of gold bars that will reflect whether they were responsibly mined and ...

There are thought to be at least 50 000 informal miners working underground in South Africa. According to the auditor general ...

At the heart of South Africa’s ongoing battle against illegal mining, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made his ...

Their calls add to growing pressure on government to make artisanal and small-scale mining a safe and transparent sector that ...

The arrested officers have been removed from the operation and internal disciplinary proceedings are currently under way.

Two Zimbabwean nationals have emerged from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after weeks underground, where they endured harrowing ...