Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.

The work life of the 37 miners who lost their lives in an explosion at the Robena Mine 63 years ago would still be all too ...

A Sierra Leonean village has been hit with tragedy after two teenage boys were buried underneath a collapsed mine in the ...

“We need machinery, for them to send us machinery so we can rescue our boys because we have about seven boys over there. And the only thing we have is that machine there, we don’t have enough machines ...

STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn. — UPDATE FRIDAY: Authorities using remote-operated vehicles worked for hours until they finally were able to find and confirm that a miner had died July 12 during a collapse ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday. The collapse at the Luhihi mine in Kabare ...

The workplace regulator has laid charges after an underground gold mine collapse killed a worker and seriously injured ...

The Bitcoin mining industry is getting squeezed hard as the crypto downturn drags miners into unprofitability, based on ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 14 people died in a mine collapse in El Callao, Venezuela after torrential rains hit the southeast region, authorities said on Monday. A command post was set up to ...

“We deeply regret this outcome,” said a Chilean prosecutor who announced the discovery of the body of the fifth trapped miner AP Photo/Esteban Felix A mine located in the Andes Mountains collapsed ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A collapse at a copper mine in Chile killed one worker and left five trapped underground, authorities said Friday, forcing Chile’s state mining company to suspend operations in ...