The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
Help for those suffering in South Africa.
Deaths of illegal miners reflects that country’s troubled circumstances and need for aid from Elon Musk and others.
The world's deepest gold mine that plunges a staggering 2.5 miles into the Earth's surface
One African country is home to the deepest gold mine in the world with staggering depths and intense temperatures.
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it - here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
Human Rights Watch10h
Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
Burkina Faso junta has not paid off country’s debt, doesn’t control resources
Burkina Faso has an outstanding external debt estimated at more than $10 billion. Additionally, it owes China an unknown ...
Zambia's 2024 copper production rises 12%, mines minister says
Zambia's copper production increased 12% last year, to about 820,676 metric tons from 732,583 metric tons in 2023, Mines ...
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 Citizen13h
Mining production in SA declines for the second month in a row, Mozambique unrest blamed
South Africa’s mining industry continues to experience a decline in productivity month-on-month, mainly due to logistical ...
Mining Weekly10h
Sasol plots new route to emission goal after refocusing on coal
Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi is seeking a new path for South Africa’s second-largest polluter to reach its emissions target after ...
The Herald-Zimbabwe21h
‘Africa can drive industrialisation, expand energy access’
With a vast untapped mineral resource base, Africa has substantial opportunities for a clean energy transition that can enhance local industries by processing essential energy metals and minerals into ...