Forestry police apprehended a Vietnamese man and five Thai nationals at an unauthorised gold mining site on Panompa Mountain ...

The West African police action, known as Operation Sanu, also marked a first for tackling illegal sand mining in Gambia.

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine.

The situation has further declined since then. In November, the Malian government arrested and detained four Barrick ...

Positive delineation drilling at the Midras South deposit confirmed robust mineralization with significant widths and gold grades at shallow depths (see Figure 1). Midas South is slated for Mineral ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

An inspection of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek prompted by an elevator malfunction that killed tour guide ...

including illegal mining, contravention of Immigration Act of South Africa as well as for unlawful possession of equipment suspected to be used during illegal mining activities," he said.

Miners once lived and worked in Humberstone saltpeter works. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos ...

Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds ...