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

The upcoming African Mining Week Summit, scheduled for October 1 - 3 in Cape Town, will highlight profitable opportunities ...

O ver the last few months, the leading narrative in the national discourse about the mining and minerals sector, has ...

The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.

China's embassy in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo has been warning Chinese citizens and firms not to venture ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

As a significant employer in several regions in which it operates, midtier gold miner Pan African Resources also prioritises ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

Based on recent statistics, countries mining the most gold globally are revealed, along with their impact on the global ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Police in South Africa said Monday they had launched a manhunt for the alleged "kingpin" behind an illegal mining operation where scores of bodies have been recovered after he escaped from custody.