There are more than 3,000 mines in the county, and they are an attraction that can be dangerous to explorers, officials say.

Authorities say an artisanal gold mine collapse in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people.

We take you along as we explore the remnants of a collapsed mine shaft hidden deep in the wilderness. After pushing through thick raspberry bushes, we uncover old mining structures, including rusted ...

27 gold miners were killed in a cave-in, the independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported. In the area of Inle Lake, northeast of the capital, many people died when homes built on wooden stilts in ...

A deadly collapse at an artisanal gold mine in rebel-held eastern Congo has claimed the lives of at least 10 people, officials said Thursday.

The disaster may have damaged mines and transport routes in Myanmar, which is China’s main supplier of rare earth elements, ...