Industry giant De Beers' recent announcement of a production decrease of 25% in Q3 2024 has sent ripples throughout the mining industry ... a long-time contractor for de Beers' Venetia mine in South ...

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...

South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...

South Africa’s mining sector has continued to face a number of major challenges such as high electricity costs and logistics ...

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.

Stop his plans! Keep the mining contracts and stop the injustice against you! We all know what the mine is worth. Several billions in diamonds and heavy minerals. We will not be able to obtain it ...

The miners in a mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities.

A team including mine safety experts, police, the army and various government departments was scheduled to meet Friday to put together a plan, with the mine safety experts expected to do an immediate ...

The first agreement, signed in October 2020, covers five exploration licences located south of the ... out work on three mining permits located in the MIBA mining district of Mbuji-Mayi, in ...