In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

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Two persons died and one was in critical condition in after two groups of illegal miners reportedly laid siege and clashed at ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

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Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mine. The West African armed forces said Sunday that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and ...

Illegal Mining Ringleader Escaped During South Africa Disaster With Help From Officers, Police Say JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South ...

At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday. Around 60 miners ...