South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...

The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...

South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...

Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...

More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in ...

Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...

A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...

(Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein following rescue operations which started on Monday.