Volunteers from the community who are familiar with the mine have been in the cage as it is dropped deep underground.

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...

When the coal mines closed in Bell County, Kentucky, a community that once powered the nation was left forgotten, with few well-paying jobs or prospects. Many ...

Antofagasta has reported higher copper and gold production over the fourth quarter due mainly to its Centinela Concentrates and Los Pelambres mines, and backed guidance for the year ahead. Here is ...

Federal authorities have again threatened to take over mine permit violation enforcement from the West Virginia Department of ...

Jennifer Nez and Bertha Nez miss their home but can’t go back because of a major decade-long uranium waste cleanup project ...

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...

A deadly siege on an illegal gold mine near Stilfontein, South Africa, has resulted in at least 78 miner deaths, with ...

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...