The army has been mobilized to rescue at least nine workers who are trapped inside an Indian coal mine, officials said Tuesday. At least three people are believed to have died in the mine.

Breathing apparatuses were an important part of mine-rescue work beginning in the 1890s. Explosions, cave-ins, floods and fires were a constant threat in daily mining operations. Poor air quality ...

A professional mine rescue company sent a large cage into the mine shaft near Stilfontein, about 140km (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, on Monday. “We can confirm to you that the machine is ...

Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine in the town of Stilfontein in South Africa.

Mine rescue volunteers across Ontario competed at the provincial championship in Thunder Bay last week, concluding with an awards ceremony on Friday. Out of eight teams, Agnico Eagle’s Macassa ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...