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

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

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

South Africa’s mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous ...

Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, taking place in Cape Town from October 1-3, will center on the theme, From Extraction to ...

I am an anthropologist and I’ve been studying the social life and history of South African gold mining for nearly three decades. I’ve also made a film with and about informal miners.

I am an anthropologist and I’ve been studying the social life and history of South African gold mining for nearly three decades. I’ve also made a film with and about informal miners.

StatsSA's report highlights the mixed performance across the mining sector, with production challenges in key areas offset by ...