The company said two employees died at Doornkop Mine, where all blasting operations have been temporarily suspended, and ...

A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

The South African mining industry contributed 6% of the country’s total nominal GDP during the first three quarters of last ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

Scientific advances, initiatives, and injustices in Sub–Saharan Africa shape the Black diaspora through ancestry, migration, ...

South Africa Gold Mine: In the 16th century, when Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico, he was astonished by the Aztec people’s gold. Unlike Europeans, the Aztecs did not ...

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has told delegates at the 31st edition of the Invest in African Mining ...

The lack of a proper cadastre has long been a thorn in the side of the industry and is regarded as the main reason behind mounting backlogs for mining applications in South Africa.

For a bit of heart-pounding fun, families cannot pass up an opportunity to explore Gold Reef City. Influenced by the region's prominent gold mining industry, this Jozi amusement park includes ...

In August 2024, South African police launched “Operation Vala Umgodi” (“Close the Hole” in Zulu) in Stilfontein to hunt down illegal miners in abandoned gold mines. These miners are part ...