A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

Police had encircled the mine since August and cut off food and ... Mannas Fourie, the CEO of a rescue company involved in the operation, said it was possible some of the dead had been left ...