An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province ... and its mining industry lose about 70 billion rand a year to ...

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

South African police have concluded a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in North West province, recovering 78 bodies and rescuing 246 survivors, some of whom had been trapped underground ...

South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger' 01/20/2025 January 20, 2025 A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody.

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

she said at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine ... South Africa’s young people — are unemployed, with some willing to ply a dangerous trade that collectively siphoned off 60 billion rand ...

No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa's North West Province, police confirmed Thursday. National Police ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Rescuers use a mobile rescue winder during a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in ...

North West province acting police ... An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of ...