Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...

The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...

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

As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.

The death toll has risen to 87, police said, and 246 survivors had been rescued. The victims were suspected to have died of ...

Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...