As Mzwandile Mkwayi was lowered into the South African mine in a red metal cage attached to a hoist above ground, the first ...

South Africa plans to unveil a new online mining registry next month, a long-delayed move toward greater transparency that ...

Police officers and private security workers stand by a mine shaft in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Credit: Denis Parrell/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A South African bishop ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.

The tragedy at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in South Africa on 16th January,2025 rescue of 246 illegal miners and 78 to 87 dead bodies, has exposed the deeply rooted issue of poverty, policy failure, ...

In fact, science and mining have had a long relationship in this part of South Africa. Esta van Heerden, a geochemist in the area, has been working for several decades with mining companies.

Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality. 18 January 2025. ... The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone.

The mine is one of the deepest in South Africa and is a maze of tunnels and levels and has several shafts leading into it. The miners were working up to 1.5 miles underground in different groups.

Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

South Africa used the second day of the London Indaba to launch its first Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy, outlining ...

South Africa’s mining industry is one of the country’s most important sectors, but it faces mounting challenges that threaten its stability, growth, and ability to create jobs. Mining ...