The authorities are carrying out the final phase of an operation that began in October to force an unknown number of people ...

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

South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have brought out all the survivors ...

Rescuers have sent a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds ...

A total of 246 survivors were rescued in a court-ordered operation but were immediately arrested for illegal mining.

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...

Producers of metals and other raw materials rose amid deal activity. Roofing materials distributor Beacon Roofing Supply rallied after it rejected an $11 billion buyout offer from rival ...

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...