Rescue operations involving volunteers ongoing in Stilfontein amid reports that hundreds are still trapped underground.
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
More than a week after surviving a 50-foot fall into a remote, abandoned mine shaft, a Cedar City man's recovery continues.
Emergency responders on Tuesday were able to successfully rescue a 52-year-old man who fell approximately 50 feet into an ...
By Thando Hlophe STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck ...
A 52-year-old man in Iron County was rescued earlier this week after he took a near 50-foot fall down an abandoned mine in a ...
Iron County Search and Rescue officials had to respond earlier this week to help rescue a 49-year-old man who had fallen down ...
Police have confiscated mining equipment used in illegal operations at an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West.
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.