Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on ...

Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an ...

The death of a tour guide at a Colorado mine tour in October was caused by "operator error," not mine practices or equipment ...

The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges ...

Lundin Mining Corp. is pleased to announce production results for the year ended 31, 2024 and provide production guidance for the three-year period of 2025 through 2027, as well as cash cost, capital ...

A total of 246 survivors were rescued in a court-ordered operation but were immediately arrested for illegal mining.

More than 250 illegal miners have been retrieved since the start of phase three this week, with 78 dead bodies being recovered.