Running at a staggering depth of 3,891 metres down and 2,062 metres below sea level, a colossal mine in Africa is the deepest and richest gold mine in the world. Mponeng gold mine began producing ...

At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police said last week.

Anthony Milewski is the founder of The Oregon Group and an influential figure in the mining, metals and energy industries. The mining sector is experiencing a generational shift, with artificial ...

On Barrick’s dispute in Mali, where this month the group suspended operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine after the military government seized gold bars at the complex, Bristow said the company ...

Legitimate mining companies are part of a syndicate that purchases minerals mined by illegal miners (known as Zama zamas) underground and uses them in the formal economy. A study conducted by ...

Agnico Eagle Mines returns have somehow cooled-off in recent months and there's a good chance that this will be the norm in 2025. I expect the overall set-up for gold mining stocks to be less ...

Why investors are still buying gold despite a strong dollar and rising Treasury yields Gold futures are trading 1.8% higher so far in the new year Last Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 6:27 a.m. ET First ...

An incident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a man and trapped a group of tourists for hours underground in 2024 was caused by "operator error," authorities said. Investigators ...

For years, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. has seen its acquisition of a major gold mine in the West African nation of Mali pay off big time. Back To Top ...

with hundreds more men still stuck 2 km below the surface in a gold mine at Stilfontein, south-west of Johannesburg. Police had stopped food and water supplies from being taken into the mine since ...

Tom hasn't heard from her brother, Ayanda, since July 2024, when he first told her he'd be going down into the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein to mine illegally. At first ...