South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe revealed this during a mining health and safety briefing in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Mining Marshals have unveiled their strategic operational plans for 2025, ...

Social activist K Jagbar Ali, known for opposing illegal mining in Thirumayam, was murdered. Four suspects, including a stone ...

Government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following recent deadly clashes on concessions of some Ghana Chamber ...

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...

The blast was allegedly orchestrated by a powerful mining cartel operating with tacit support from state authorities, marking yet another alarming instance of illegal mining in the region.

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...