As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our unique ranking ...

Both major and minor players in the sector are leveraging technology to reduce costs, identify and assess new deposits, and ...

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

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

The private sector must continue working with government and strengthen public–private partnerships to not only fortify the ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

"Traditional financing of new ventures in the African mining sector has become increasingly challenging over the past decade," says Wildu du Plessis, a partner at Alchemy. “A variety of non-banking ...

where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...

Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...

Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...

Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...