An African mine that once drove the country's economy became a ghost town, but now it is enjoying a huge recovery.

The UK is home to many ancient sites, but few are as fascinating as the abandoned Roman gold mines hidden in the Welsh ...

South Africa's mining industry faces a crisis, with over 6,000 abandoned mines posing safety risks and economic challenges ...

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.

At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, authorities and local sources told Agence France-Presse. Mali is one of Africa's leading ...

[James Omoro, Standard]. Four men have died in an abandoned gold mine in Homa Bay County while stealing gold. The four men died in the mine located at Ruga village, Kowidi Location in Rachuonyo ...

Reed Johnson at his property in Clearfield County. Abandoned mine waste pollutes the nearby Little Anderson Creek. On a sunny afternoon in late February, Reed Johnson trudges through the slushy ...

This gold mine, at its peak, was one of the biggest ... Blyvoor Mine once lay completely abandoned and became an eerily quiet ghost town. This was because of a host of issues that plagued the ...

Just over a year ago, at least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a mine. It is also common for illegal miners - mostly women - to try to recover gold from abandoned sites due to ...