We could not determine the number of people that are standing there, but it was evident that people were standing around and ...

Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...

Police had encircled the mine since August and cut off food and water supplies ... Mannas Fourie, the CEO of a rescue company ...

A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...

The process of sending a cage down the shaft on monday signalled the beginning of the end of the intense and special government led operation. by the third day, volunteers who had gone on a number of ...

One miner died and rescuers are trying to save two others trapped after an accident at Slovenia's Velenje coal mine. The ...

Investigators determined that the incident at the Colorado tourist mine was "not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions." ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...