North West police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone, said the illegal miners were not trapped, they could surface at any time ...

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has underscored the pivotal role of Nigeria’s mineral wealth in fostering economic diversification, ...

Ilma Afroz, SP of Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi, has been put on a 15-day leave after she issued challans against the vehicles ...

BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand have dismantled nine illegal bitcoin mining operations and charged two suspects with ...

Thousands of miners remain holed up in an abandoned mining shaft in the North West. Police and soldiers are monitoring exit ...

Authorities in Thailand have dismantled nine illegal bitcoin mining operations and charged two suspects with stealing more ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun has arrested five individuals for alleged illegal mining and one ...

Community members have reportedly volunteered to go underground in an attempt to rescue the trapped illegal miners.

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has formalised the activities of 250 small and ...

JOHANNESBURG - Mining communities are calling for the legalisation of artisanal mining. It comes as around 4,500 miners ...

Concerned residents of Khuma and Stilfontein in the North West have resolved to go underground to retrieve illegal mine workers. They say they are concerned about their health and safety. Locals say ...