Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

South African authorities are searching for James Neo Tshoaeli, nicknamed 'Tiger,' a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader ...

A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal ...

An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has died in hospital, raising the death toll to 88 since ...

The Coalbrook North Colliery disaster of January 21, 1960, remains one of the most catastrophic events in South African ...

South African police are hunting an alleged “kingpin” of illegal mining after he escaped from custody following a rescue ...

Zambia is pinning its hopes on the mining sector for an economic revival after the worst drought in living memory caused a sharp slowdown in growth this year, its finance minister said on Tuesday.

By Kizito CUDJOE The Ghana Chamber of Mines has urged the government to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to ...

With a vast untapped mineral resource base, Africa has substantial opportunities for a clean energy transition that can enhance local industries by processing essential energy metals and minerals into ...