Industrial mining employs 7 million globally. but artisanal and small scale miners comprise at least 45 million people across ...

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets ...

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

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Unregulated mining, wey many know as 'artisinal mining', dey happun wen companies abandon mines wey no dey profitable, ...

The national crackdown against illegal mining began in late 2023, in part spurred by the rise of violent crime in communities ...

David van Wyk sees transforming abandoned mines into development facilities as a solution to illegal mining, creating jobs ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa —They look like the walking dead ... This aerial view shows an open mine shaft where artisanal ...

A South African bishop called for the government to formalise the activities of small-scale mining operations after scores of ...

(CNN) — 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 ...