We are told that illegal mining is the crime of the desperate—the work of faceless shadows, scurrying underground like ghosts ...

North West police have dismissed reports that illegal mining kingpin James “Tiger” Tsoaeli, who escaped from custody in Stilfontein, has died. Tsoaeli resurfaced from a shaft at the Buffelsfontein ...

The case against four police officers linked to the escape of an alleged illegal mining ringleader in Stilfontein has been ...

The highly specialised equipment of emergency preparedness and response organisation Mines Rescue Services South Africa ...

TORONTO — Technology and mining companies topped this year’s TSX Venture 50 list amid the ongoing push for a piece of the energy transition, the latest edition of the ranking shows. “The broader ...

The remains of three individuals recovered from Shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein have been successfully identified and handed over to their families in Mozambique. These ...

Informal miners are the shadow of an exploitative mining industry — one inextricable from apartheid. Illegal miners rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on January 14, ...

After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, in mid-January following a court order and intense public outcry ...

POTCHEFSTROOM — The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine' shaft No. 11 between Tuesday, 03 December 2024 and Wednesday 15 January ...

SIZWE SOKO North West police have revealed that they are still identifying the bodies of 93 illegal miners discovered in Buffelsfontein Gold Mine hole No. 11 between December 2024 and January.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said its members are already incorporating the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in their social development and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It takes millions of years for mineral deposits to form. Miners, in relative terms, can metamorphose in the ...