A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

The number of illegal miners who’ve died in a months-long standoff with the South African authorities increased to 51, the ...

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

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

Over 78 miners have died, and more than 160 have been rescued from an abandoned South African gold mine amid a standoff with ...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings.

The recoveries of bodies come months after the miners, who officials say were illegally mining, were first discovered and had ...

The South African government faced growing criticism on Wednesday over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners who were ...