West Wits Mining has poured its first gold from Qala Shallows, becoming the newest gold producer from the historic ...

South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. West Wits ...

South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near ...

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JOHANNESBURG — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where ...

Ghana is assessing three bids from local investors to take over Gold Fields’ Damang gold mine, which requires up to $1bn of investment to revive, the mining regulator told Reuters, nearly a year after ...

Environmentalists from all walks of life in South Africa are notching up an impressive set of wins against the state and big ...

The project aims to restart historical underground gold mines in Mpumalanga, a prolific gold-mining region. The project is targeting the Beta, Rietfontein, Frankfort and Clewer-Dukes Hill-Morgenzon ...