Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Mineral Resources closes on average about 40 mining shafts that illegal miners exploit. This is the only way it can assist ...

The unexpected discovery of a former mine shaft is unlikely to delay the rebuilding of a Nottinghamshire landmark, a council has said. Brinsley Headstocks is currently being re-erected after it ...

People have been warned to take extra care after an uncapped mine shaft was found at a Nottinghamshire beauty spot. Brinsley Headstocks in Broxtowe is currently being replaced following concerns ...

As a result, the Company has suspended underground mining as it anticipates that the pump failure will ultimately result in the underground mine flooding over the coming days. All precautions are ...

The company expects to ramp up production at Evander to 65k ounces per year from 2026 onwards, from the current level of around 41k ounces per year as new mining shafts are being constructed there.

National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed that the mine rescue experts will conduct a final sweep at the disused Stilfontein mine shaft on Thursday. Since August last year, a total ...

The mine runs 2.6 kilometers underground and a specialized machine was brought in Monday to lift out the miners and the bodies, a handful of people at a time. Of the miners taken out of the shaft ...

Ukraine blew up the No. 3 mine's shaft in the village of Pishchane in Donetsk Oblast to prevent Russia from deploying its troops closer to the front-line town of Pokrovsk, The New York Times (NYT) ...

More than 250 illegal miners have been retrieved since the start of phase three this week, with 78 dead bodies being recovered. Rescuers use a Metalliferous Mobile Rescue Winder during a rescue ...

The situation at disused mine shafts in Stilfontein has been unfolding since August 2024, when small groups of illegal miners began emerging from the shafts. Over 1,576 illegal miners have been ...