Activists and opposition leaders are increasingly demanding the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the ...

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

David van Wyk sees transforming abandoned mines into development facilities as a solution to illegal mining, creating jobs ...

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...

Over a hundred of the 246 illegal miners retrieved from a mine in Stilfontein, in the North West appeared before the ...

Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings.

South African authorities have recovered 36 corpses and rescued 82 survivors from a gold mine during a two-day operation ...