"This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

Mine officials and a labor union say five miners are trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a ...

Protests in South Africa, and the conditions that gave rise to them, echo the experience of the youth-led uprisings seen ...

The frenzy began a while ago when a man digging a fence post in a cattle kraal claimed to have found gold.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang violence. On Thursday, he tells Parliament that organized crime is an ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Five miners were still missing on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after a mudslide at the Ekapa diamond mine in South Africa, a mining industry body said. The Minerals ...

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...

Explore the challenges facing South Africa's mining sector, its historical significance, and the potential for future growth ...

Mining’s standout 2025 performance was in “other metallic minerals”, Minerals Council South Africa reports. Owing to the exceptional 17.2% higher 2025 production performance, this sub-sector, which ...