The recent seizure of R52 million in illegal coal mining proceeds by the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit, in cooperation with ...

The rare Carrara marble used by Michelangelo is mined in a Tuscan mega quarry at an altitude of around 1,000 meters.

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa ...

An agreement has been entered into for the outright sale of Williamson Diamonds Limited, Petra Diamonds announced on ...

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources said on Wednesday that Minister Gwede Mantashe will on Thursday, 23 January ...

A specialised camera became a crucial lifeline for miners trapped deep within a South African mineshaft last year. At nearly ...

Affluent Zimbabwean businessman Isaac Chalumbira has filed a R2.5 million defamation lawsuit against Kenny Kunene, deputy ...

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

Following the death of a miner, SAPS responds to claims of inadequate medical treatment for Stilfontein miners, asserting ...

An official said the sealing of the "illegal" mining site and the gas plant would remain in force until the end of the investigation and assured that suspects would soon be arraigned at the end of the ...

One African country is home to the deepest gold mine in the world with staggering depths and intense temperatures.

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