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

An all-formats team reported from the scene of a South Africa mine disaster where hundreds of men working illegally ...

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

Advocates say mining would create jobs and help the economy; opponents say mining will pollute the precious boundary waters.

With many openpit mines in Southern Africa reaching maturity, the scope for underground mining promises to create new opportunities for shaft sinking and underground mining specialists. As a leader in ...

The unexpected discovery of a former mine shaft is unlikely to delay the rebuilding of a Nottinghamshire landmark, a council has said. Brinsley Headstocks is currently being re-erected after it was ...

Members of the public are being warned to stay away from part of a Nottinghamshire beauty spot after an uncapped mine shaft ...