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

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

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

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

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

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

Despite a Supreme Court ban on mining in the ecologically critical Aravalli range, such activities persist unabated ...

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

The letter clarified reporting by local media that environmental and other local officials accepted millions of riel in ...

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 ...