South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized economy, has produced more gold than any other country. The gold rush of the late 1800s formed the bedrock for massive cities like Johannesburg, ...

Ayanda Ndabeni and his associates were more than a mile underground, in the darkness of decrepit abandoned mine tunnels, when the police cut off their lifeline to the surface. Determined to flush out ...

Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were believed to be sick and increasingly weak inside an abandoned mine shaft Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Sleeping next to decomposing corpses and surviving on a foul mixture of toothpaste mixed with toilet paper. That's how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed ...

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Harmony Gold (HARJ.J), opens new tab, South Africa's biggest gold producer by volume, said on Monday its profit probably doubled in the year ended June 30, buoyed by a rise in ...