How did Chinese laborers contribute to South Africa’s gold mining industry? This video uncovers their role and the hardships ...

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

In a world where new gold mines have become few and far between, Montage Gold’s Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, the biggest new gold project in Africa at present, is on track for first ...

This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry. Zinhle Essamuah traveled to West Africa to explore ... Some Warnings 70 vintage photos that will send every ...

South Africa lost more than $3 billion in gold to the illicit trade last year. Police forces launched an operation — dubbed "Close the Hole" — in late 2023 to clamp down on illegal mining by ...

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

In Zimbabwe it was believed that if a woman went underground the gold seam would vanish, but above ground women held ...

South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local ...

The incident occurred at an open-pit gold mine near the village ... toll was still unavailable. Artisanal mining is a common activity across much of West Africa and has become more lucrative ...

Two other employees died in another incident on Tuesday morning at Doornkop Mine, 30 km (19 miles) west of Johannesburg, the company said. Harmony, South Africa’s top gold producer, said the ...