Chilean miners who survived 18 days after a cave-in received hydration gel and medication through a narrow drill hole on Monday, but officials said it could be months before the men are free... Read more
Rescue workers pulled out the last seven trapped workers on Saturday after an underground fire killed 16 people in China’s latest mining disaster. The blaze that broke out Friday after... Read more
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday more than 5000 mineworkers have downed tools at the Northam Platinum Mine in Rustenburg to mourn the deaths of the two mineworkers ki... Read more
The water treatment plant at the Grootvlei mine near Springs will flood with acid mine water in five days, closing down operations, if action is not taken, the water affairs department said... Read more
Two mineworkers died at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine near Thabazimbi, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said today. “The workers died due to a fall of ground,”... Read more
Platinum industry bosses, who met with Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu, have agreed on initiatives to cut deaths in the sector. Last week five platinum miners died in Rustenburg, r... Read more
An inquiry into a mine accident in Rustenburg which left five people dead and one critically injured is underway, Aquarius Platinum said on Thursday. “Representatives of the department... Read more
Five people have been killed in a mine accident near Rustenburg, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka said the accident happened late on... Read more
Dozens of artisanal miners are feared trapped in a collapsed gold mine in central Ghana and some are believed already dead, authorities said on Monday as they battled to pull out victims.... Read more
A fourth worker has died following an explosion at Harmony Gold’s Phakisa mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday. The underground explosion – in which three workers d... Read more