South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near ...

Illegal gold mining activities near Johannesburg were disrupted after South African soldiers moved into crime-prone communities and cleared out sites used by miners operating outside the law. The ...

While the country is Africa’s largest exporter of mineral products, companies are spending even smaller amounts on prospecting.

The project aims to restart historical underground gold mines in Mpumalanga, a prolific gold-mining region. The project is targeting the Beta, Rietfontein, Frankfort and Clewer-Dukes Hill-Morgenzon ...

SOUTH African miners have made hay in Australia in recent years. Harmony Gold and Thungela Resources have bought mines in the ...

West Wits Mining has poured its first gold from Qala Shallows, becoming the newest gold producer from the historic ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president said Thursday that the country would send its troops into communities to help police fight the scourge of illegal mining and gang violence in its two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mine workers trapped underground at Sibanye Stillwater's shafts at the Kloof gold mine JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nearly a third of ...

South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. West Wits ...

Harmony Gold Mining Co. shares dropped after the largest producer of South African gold warned of rising costs, even as record bullion prices pushed up profit. The Johannesburg-based company expects ...