Geography ❯Africa ❯South Africa

Mining Regions

Stilfontein Johannesburg Buffelsfontein Gold Mine Gold Mining Abandoned Mines Buffelsfontein Mine Gold Mines North West Province

87 Dead in South Africa Illegal Mine Standoff as Police Actions Draw Criticism

A court-ordered rescue operation concludes after months of controversy over tactics used to address illegal mining at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine.

South Africa Ends Rescue Operation in Illegal Goldmine with 78 Dead

Dozens of Bodies Recovered from Abandoned South African Gold Mine

South Africa Rescues Illegal Miners Trapped for Months in Abandoned Gold Mine

Court Orders South African Police to Lift Blockade on Illegal Miners

South Africa Faces Crisis as Thousands of Illegal Miners Remain Underground