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

The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...

South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped ...

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

South Africa's High Court has mandated the immediate rescue of trapped miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, highlighting ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...