Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
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Special rescue camera discovers hundreds of illegal miners trapped down 1.6 mile mineshaft since November
Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
Project Description The Prieska copper mine is located on a significant volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit. The fully permitted mine, which last operated in 1991, has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee ...
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Midtier miner focuses on social licence
As a significant employer in several regions in which it operates, midtier gold miner Pan African Resources also prioritises ...
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Informal Mining in South Africa Is Here to Stay. Police Brutality Won't End It - Here's What Will [analysis]
In mid-January 2024 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala ...
Informal mining persists in South Africa despite police crackdowns
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) deep mineshaft in South Africa ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...