STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...

An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province got under way on Jan 13, ending a months-long stand-off over their fate.

South Africa was the world’s top gold producer for decades until 2007, when it began its descent to ninth position today, as the industry confronts pressure from violent crime, growing costs and ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

"Those who make money out of gold mining must take full responsibility of the risk taken." South Africa has some of the world's deepest gold mines, some of which reach kilometers underground ...