Zama zamas have been a rising problem in the South African mining industry. Uncover the hidden world of illegal miners who ...

Abandoned mines serve as poignant reminders of a bygone ... Significance lies in the transformative impact of the Gold Rush Era, which sparked mass migrations and settlement across the Americas.

This gold mine, at its peak, was one of the biggest ... Blyvoor Mine once lay completely abandoned and became an eerily quiet ghost town. This was because of a host of issues that plagued the ...

Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the ...

1 is still missing. Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and emaciated ...

At least three artisanal miners have died after an abandoned gold mine collapsed in Nyaguda Sub Location, Bondo, Siaya County ...

JOHANNESBURG — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for ...

The UK is home to many ancient sites, but few are as fascinating as the abandoned Roman gold mines hidden in the Welsh countryside. The Dolaucothi Gold Mines in Carmarthenshire date back over ...

The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein ...

This also impacts the overall wellbeing of the environment and is a risk to the sustainability of the mining industry. Last year, the SAPS had to guard an abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein in ...