South African gold miners who had been blockaded underground for over four days began their harrowing journey back to the surface.
In a somber update from Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mines, management confirms the tragic death of another mineworker.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, deeply mourns the tragic loss of life resulting from the incident at Impala Platinum Mine.
In a tragic incident at a platinum mine, 11 miners lost their lives, and 75 others sustained injuries in a devastating elevator plunge.
The Marikana Massacre occurred 11 years ago today, and no formal arrests have been made. Will family members of the victims ever see justice?
Artisanal small-scale mining has a long history in Ghana, contributing significantly to the country’s gold production.
Police want to ensure that the recently arrested illegal miners remain behind bars for defying orders by authorities about illegal mining
Gauteng police say they managed to retrieve at least 15 bodies from a mining hole in Germiston, east of Johannesburg
The remains of the suspected mineworkers were discovered wrapped in sacks at an abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, just outside Klerksdorp in the North West
Resolving the conflict at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is crucial to protecting some 5000 jobs at the local mine UASA has warned
the head of Zimbabwe Miners Federation said the number of those trapped underground could be higher because informal miners do not keep a tally of people operating in the mines they occupy.
“A deep disused mine trench has caved in, trapping several illegal gold miners”, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation confirmed.
After losing a well-paying job on the mines, a Limpopo man finds his passion and joy in farming.
The suspects appeared before the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 8 May 2020
A security supervisor was caught trying to smuggle R1 million worth of food and equipment to illegal miners in Bekkersdal, Gauteng.
SAPS are hunting for a group of zama-zamas who are accused of hurling stones at a group of Lesotho nationals working in the Roodepoort area.
The dip in mining production comes as little surprise after a recent Stats SA report showed large job cuts in the mining sector during June 2019.
AMCU has condemned the death of a locomotive operator at Implats Rustenburg mine, the fourth fatality on the company’s grounds this year alone.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) claims government is needed to ensure a peaceful end to the Lanxess mine protest.
Miners at the Sibanye Gold Ltd platinum mine were trapped underground after the exit to the Thembelani shaft was blocked by malfunctioning transporting equipment.
Illegal miners remain stuck underground in Mpumalanga after their attempts to steal cables went awry. Rescue efforts are currently underway.
There have been two major tailings dam failures in South Africa in the last half century – in 1974 and 1994. As many as 29 people died.
Advanced Communications is prepared to fill the shoes of the government in developing new tech that could save miners’ lives.
Five lives lost in less than a week…