Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...

Illegal mining in the Aravalli range threatens biodiversity, groundwater, and local communities, leading to severe ecological ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

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

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

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

In South Africa, nearly 2,000 illegal miners faced starvation and dire conditions in abandoned mines after a police crackdown. Many miners died due to lack of food and supplies. This illegal mining ...

More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...

Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...

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