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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have ...

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

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

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

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

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

The death toll has risen to 87, police said, and 246 survivors had been rescued. The victims were suspected to have died of ...

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

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

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Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.