A gruesome situation in a South African gold mine underscores the problem of illegal mining and the risk people will take for ...

Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is ...

An all-formats team reported from the scene of a South Africa mine disaster where hundreds of men working illegally ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...

Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...

The African region famed for being the spot where Gladiator and Game of Thrones were filmed is absolutely stunning.

In 1983, archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It belonged to an unspecified antelope and was found to be 7,000 years old. X-rays revealed that three ...

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?

These include bankers, as well as management and security forces of formal mines, smelting and reclamation companies, buyers ...

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, points out the technology capabilities of the mobile rescue winder that was used ...

Deep in China’s remote Henan mountains, geologists have uncovered a mysterious treasure worth a staggering €75 billion. This ...