South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns.

“Many mining jurisdictions in Africa do not have well-developed ... Challenges, Innovative Capacity Although acid mine drainage (AMD), which affects mines with sulfide minerals, has been ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that ...

have unveiled a tool to help reduce and prevent water pollution caused by acid rock drainage and metal leaching from mines. The ‘Tool for Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Prevention and ...

CEO of Mine Rescue Services South Africa, the private company contracted to rescue the miners. At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped ...

Authorities were harshly criticized for their approach, but South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said: "You have got people who voluntarily entered mines and did some illegal ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week. The police ...

Research has found that mine effluents and acid mine drainage have seeped into ... Finally, the governments of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa must jointly monitor and manage important water ...

THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has reportedly dispatched a team ... to verify the nationality of victims of the Stilfontein mine disaster. This follows the death of 87 artisanal miners ...

Illegal miners said they had to eat cockroaches after police cut off their food supply. Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off ...

Police have called an end to a rescue operation that was launched in South Africa to rescue about 300 illegal miners known as ZamaZamas trapped more than two kilometres underground. Police ...

South Africa's second biggest political party, which is part of a government coalition, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to order an inquiry into what happened at the Buffelsfontein mine.