With many open pit 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 ...

Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Mineral Resources closes on average about 40 mining shafts that illegal miners exploit. This is the only way it can assist ...

Illegal mining is a criminal activity, it must be dealt with by the police." Mantashe said that on average, they closed 40 mining shafts, used by illegal miners, every year.

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 ...

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Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely to remain profitable this year with the economics of production holding steady, Canaccord Genuity said in a research report Tuesday. The broker said mining ...

Part of a Nottinghamshire nature reserve has been fenced off after an uncapped mine shaft was found during the rebuilding of a historical landmark. Brinsley Headstocks is currently being re ...

People have been warned to take extra care after an uncapped mine shaft was found at a Nottinghamshire beauty spot. Brinsley Headstocks in Broxtowe is currently being replaced following concerns ...

A devastating mine shaft collapse at the disused Botha gold mine in Bindura has claimed the lives of seven artisanal miners. The tragedy, which unfolded on Saturday, has once again highlighted the ...

Once it reached them, the miners immediately also attached a note telling the rescuers that about 480 of them were underground and those still alive were desperate to exit the mine. It was the ...

POLICE have released the names of five of the seven people who died when a mine shaft collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura at the weekend. Police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi identified the ...