Carte Blanche exposed the illegal gold mining operations in the Lowveld region, including Pilgrim’s Rest, Sabie, Mbombela, and Barberton.

With his company OL Consult SARL, Chekinah Olivier is preparing a map of Africa’s mineral resources. An economic project, but not only…

The SAPS has initiated an inquest into the deaths of four members of the SANDF who may have been poisoned by carbon monoxide.

Reports on executive pay from South Africa’s top five mining companies reveal that their CEOs earned staggering amounts in 2023.

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported 13 km south-east of Stilfontein, North-West province on Wednesday morning.

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred on Friday night near Viljoenskroon in the Free State, but significant enough to rattle local residents.

Watch the full version of the “President Ramaphosa reassured African mining leaders in Cape Town of the government’s commitment on mining challenges.” article – in a minute.

President Ramaphosa reassured African mining leaders in Cape Town of the government’s commitment to tackling industry challenges.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of SAPS arrested five undocumented foreign nationals for illegal mining in Limpopo.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of platinum workers returned to the surface at a South African mine after ending a underground protest.

Collaborative effort by South African authorities led to over 100 arrests in Marathon Informal Settlement for illegal mining.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of management confirms death toll rises at Impala Platinum Mines tragedy.

In a tragic incident at a platinum mine, 11 miners lost their lives, and 75 others sustained injuries in a devastating elevator plunge.

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Eleven workers lost their lives, and dozens sustained injuries when an elevator malfunctioned during their ascent to the surface.

At least 17 people have died from a gas leak in a series of major incidents to have occurred in Boksburg in recent months.

Early on Sunday morning a 4.4 magnitude earthquake was registered in Gauteng – one of the larger quakes recorded in SA and in a mining area.

Mining companies lost challenging appeal on the certification of Silicosis class action at the Supreme Court of Appeal.

No fatalities were reported in January for the first time in South Africa’s mining history. The industry marked 39 consecutive days without a death on 31 January, which is also a record.

Many people are unimpressed with ‘Black Panther’ star Lupita Nyong’o, after the announcement of her collaboration with De Beers.

Mines in SA account for up to 30% of Eskom’s annual supply but Gold Field’s South Deep mine is making a move to solar power soon.

Approximately 50 homes were affected by the flooding in Onverwacht in Cullinan, Pretoria East
on Tuesday morning.

Sibanye Stillwater says both sites in the Free State and North West have been closed and will remain so until an investigation is complete

A NUMSA member was gunned down outside CCMA offices in Rustenburg in full view of the public while two others were shot and injured.

Resolving the conflict at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is crucial to protecting some 5000 jobs at the local mine UASA has warned

Andrew Khonziwe, CEO of the Rhythm of the Nation mining company in Gauteng, is accused of defrauding service providers to the tune of R1.2m.

There is a more nuanced conversation to be had about how Elon Musk specifically – and South Africa’s white population in general – benefitted from apartheid.

Twelve suspects, including two teenagers, will be spending Christmas Day behind bars, after being arrested for their alleged role in an illegal gold processing laboratory

“A deep disused mine trench has caved in, trapping several illegal gold miners”, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation confirmed.

Gem Diamonds announces new 442-carat diamond find at Letšeng mine in Lesotho. One of the biggest discovered this year.

One of the legal representatives of the victims’ families, advocate Dali Mpofu, said an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa and government was more important the money.

A key electric car battery material, is available on the border of South Africa – graphite.

The Hawks have busted a number of trucks loaded with 107 tons of chrome in Rustenburg.

The Gauteng Premier along with the Health MEC visited Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday, and announced that the West Rand has now been identified as a COVID-19 hotspot.

AngloGold Ashanti has conducted 650 including primary contacts and
many who wished to be tested on a voluntary basis. This process has indicated 164 positive cases with only a handful of tests left to process.

Mine operators will be required to draft and submit their own COVID-19 codes of practice in accordance with department guidelines.

Testing and screening has been difficult in the harsh mining environment, with social distancing nearly impossible.

The suspects appeared before the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 8 May 2020

A security supervisor was caught trying to smuggle R1 million worth of food and equipment to illegal miners in Bekkersdal, Gauteng.

SAPS arrested two men believed to be kingpins behind illegal mining after the suspects tied to bribe police for the release of arrested zama-zamas.

The Department of Arts, Culture and Sports, as well as the Department of Mineral Resources, have provided lockdown updates.

The Minerals Council and mining company Sibanye have blasted reports that a case of COVID-19 has been detected with a mining operation.

Pollution of the Vaal River has the Portfolio Committee demanding that mines take some responsibility.

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO warns that West Africa, Australia and the Americas all look more appealing as a mining investment destination.

Gwede Mantashe released the 2019 mine health and safety statistics as the mining sector marks the 60th anniversary of the Coalbrook mining disaster.

Anglo American has agreed to buy Sirius Minerals in a deal to dig the UK’s first deep mine in 40 years under the North York Moors.

Police have clamped down on illegal mining activities in Benoni following the death of seven suspected illegal miners just after Christmas.

Following the mining industry’s call for a special police unit, the Hawks said the onus rests on mines to handle their own security

Four miners trapped in the Tau Lekoa gold mine in the North West Province have been confirmed dead on Sunday.

Radon is a highly radioactive substance, and it’s creeping into the homes of ordinary South Africans – here’s where you’re most likely to encounter it.

It’s never a dull day when Gwede Mantashe represents South Africa on the international stage. But his most recent speech could have come from Wakanda.

The dip in mining production comes as little surprise after a recent Stats SA report showed large job cuts in the mining sector during June 2019.

AMCU has condemned the death of a locomotive operator at Implats Rustenburg mine, the fourth fatality on the company’s grounds this year alone.

Unemployment in South Africa has risen to a decade-long high of the back off big decreases in the number of jobs in the mining and construction sectors.

Local communities are not happy with the idea of Sibanye-Stillwater succeeding in its Lonmin takeover. They believe the requisite research wasn’t conducted.

Gold diggers, beware. South African mining is producing much less of the precious metal than it was a year ago, and the same goes for diamonds, too.

In addition to mine safety, the committee was also worried about the department’s lack of job creation power and how mining licenses are handed out.

No, not the city. But the actual people of Johannesburg have been found to contain an abnormally-high level of uranium. Here’s what has caused the health risk.

Apparently a lack of oversight from the relevant government bodies is allowing Mpumalanga coal mines to waste water and pollute.

Illegal mining activity has apparently made the road so dangerous the road will be closed for an entire year so the city can conduct repairs.

They’ve being underground for four days already without adequate food, water or toilets, but the protesting miners will not quit until their demands are met.

The National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) is protesting against apparent sexual harassment and victimisation of one of the female employees.

After extensive consultation, the mining company says it now only needs to cut 3500 jobs.

We are currently experiencing the worst environmental crisis in human history, including a “biological annihilation” of wildlife and dire risks for the future of human civilization.

A large diamond has been found at the site of the discovery of South Africa’s most famous stone.

The increases are bad news for consumers but more so for the embattled mining sector.

The Gamsberg mine project is going forward, nearly four decades after the zinc orebodies were discovered in Namaqualand.

AMCU represents about half of coal mine workers…

Looming job losses at Sibanye-Stillwater threaten the economy.

BlueRock Diamonds recently announced the recovery of an exceptional 16.28-carat diamond from its Kareevlei mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa.

It’s understood that there are still miners trapped in the mine shaft.

Pure sitcom stuff, this. Gwede Mantashe will be cursing his sense of timing after a stun grenade went off at Xolobeni, right in the middle of his charm offensive.

The six men belong to rival mining gangs and are being investigated for the murders of several zama-zamas, or illegal miners.

There have been two major tailings dam failures in South Africa in the last half century – in 1974 and 1994. As many as 29 people died.

Jagannath Prasad “JP” Arora was ambushed while travelling on New Road in Midrand on Saturday evening.

Anglo American – founded by Ernest Oppenheimer – look set to give their support to land expropriation without compensation

Mantashe expressed his dissatisfaction with the mining company.

Illegal mining operations has put several key Johannesburg landmarks at risk.

The study, which will is due to commence shortly, will be carried out through the department’s entity, the Council for Geoscience (CGS).

The South Africa Investment Conference kicked off on Friday in Sandton.

The Charter, which had been open for public comment until the end of August, spans seven elements.

Some community members and a provincial government official fear that mining will result in pollution and that it will disrupt the tranquillity of the area. This would, in turn, drive away tourists.

Jalie du Toit’s sons look to Gerrie Nel, the bulldog of prosecution, to hold Soutwerke bosses to account.

It seems that there is some truth to AfriForum’s ‘expropriation list’ after all.

The world’s second largest platinum miner says it has no other option but to down-scale operations.

AMCU says it will bring Implats to its knees.

Due to Cyril Ramaphosa’s ties with Marikana, the broadcaster’s impartiality is being called into question once again.

The Implat announcement comes in the wake of rising unemployment statistics.

A gold mine.

It’s another sad day for the mining community.

A landmark settlement.

‘Everything must go’ – But could that include the family themselves?

The announcement slashed 2% off the Rand’s value

These kids are risking their lives just so they can eat.

According to the Zim government, a deal which will see South Africa sell 300 megawatts of electricity to Zimbabwe daily is ‘close’ to being struck.

Daphne Mashile-Nkosi is the owner of a multimillion-rand manganese mine in the arid Northern Cape town of Hotazel and one of a handful of women in South Africa’s mining industry. Battle-hardened by her experiences in the struggle against apartheid, she’s not afraid to tackle those who stand in her way.

South Africa is already using 98% of all available water resources and, with summer here it’s only going to get worse.

South Africa, Angola and Namibia have signed and adopted the Benguela Current Convention, which will see the three countries working together to use the Benguela Current marine ecosystem for various industries

Global platinum industry and local economy suffering the effects of South African miners’ nine-week wage impasse

Emergency services manage to save eight trapped miners but a further nine bodies were recovered at Harmony’s Doornkop Gold Mine, following a fall of ground incident that caused a fire, as two further, unrelated accidents claimed even more lives.