It is believed that the rockfall at Blyvoor Gold mine was triggered by an earthquake close to Carletonville on Thursday morning.

The vast Witwatersrand goldfield, where the Stilfontein mine is located, was the focus of a heady gold rush in the 19th century. But the once-flourishing commercial gold mining industry has gone.

the mining town of Randsburg sprang up around a big gold find — the town and the mine named optimistically for the immense Witwatersrand gold fields in South Africa. In time, more mines yielded ...

Police in the North West have called for relatives of the 78 bodies that were recovered at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine’s shaft no. 11 during the Mine Res ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Blyvoor gold mine, the restarted underground Witwatersrand gold mine west of Johannesburg, is on the way back up. South African mining company Aurous Resources ...

Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY – Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” ...

West Wits Mining Limited ( ($AU:WWI) ) has issued an update. West Wits Mining Limited announced its participation in the 121 Mining Investment ...

The vast Witwatersrand goldfield, where the Stilfontein mine is located, was the focus of a heady gold rush in the 19th century. Now the disused underground galleries attract clandestine workers ...