South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) ...

The police said that the operation will continue for several days, as it involves the use of a metal cage to recover men and ...

The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force ...

The operation to rescue illegal miners trapped for weeks underground in the northeastern South African town of Stilfontein, ...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

And on the second day, "a total of 83 illegal miners have been extracted: 56 alive and 27 certified dead." "All 82 ...

South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...

Thirty-six bodies have been lifted out of an abandoned South African gold mine over two days, police said Tuesday, with fears that dozens of people are still underground despite a months-long effort ...

Interpol said Tuesday a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the ...