It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...

The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining crisis ...

STORY: South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine near the town of ...

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...

As the demand for critical minerals intensifies with the energy transition, the need for a rights-based approach to mining, ...

Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...

Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.

Former Gov. Doug Burgum will divest interests in multiple companies as he is set to lead the Interior Department, but retain ...

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...