About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

Illegal chrome mining in Bojanala District is escalating into violence, threatening community safety and the local economy as ...

In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

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

Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the economy at least R60 billion in ...

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 government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

South Africa’s mining sector has recorded the safest year in history in terms of fatalities with the industry reaching a ...

The private sector must continue working with government and strengthen public–private partnerships to not only fortify the ...

In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...