One African country is home to the deepest gold mine in the world with staggering depths and intense temperatures.

By Kizito CUDJOE The Ghana Chamber of Mines has urged the government to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to ...

Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...

A gang leader suspected of running illegal gold mining operations in South Africa has escaped police custody. An ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

A suspected gang leader named 'Tiger' escaped police custody in South Africa, sparking controversy over the handling of ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...