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

CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized camera was ... while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police said last week. Authorities faced growing anger and ...

Global stocks are all over the place as some indexes fall into correction while others continue to extend higher into record territory. The bond market volatility surprised many investors as the ...

CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of miners were reported ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

They can only obtain food and water if it is sent down to them, often through ventilation shafts, said South African journalist Kimon de Greef. When miners manage to glean some gold from their ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has ... to allow food and water to be sent down to ...

A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a large group of people singing, dancing and holding South African flags in an airport baggage claim. "South African firefighters landed ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least ... since August and cut off food and water supplies to try to force the miners ...