No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa's North West Province, police confirmed Thursday.

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in activities related to illegal mining.

By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...

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

Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke ...

THE death toll has risen to at least 87 in a stand-off between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned goldmine in South Africa, police said today. This came as ...

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...

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