The five largest gold mines in South Africa

There are more than 1352 gold mines in operation globally, of which 70 are in South Africa, according to GlobalData's mines and projects database. The following are the five largest gold mines by production in South Africa in 2023, according to GlobalData's mining database, which tracks more than 33,000 mines and projects from early ...

Western Areas Gold Mine In Gauteng, South Africa | The Diggings™

The Western Areas Gold Mine is located in Gauteng, South Africa. It was discovered in 1961 and is known to be an underground mining operation. The mine began production in the same year and has been consistently producing a large amount of gold. The mining operations at the site are divided into four distinct surface and underground workings.

South African miner describes horrors of months underground

According to South African Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, authorities are investigating the entire value chain of illegal mining, including who the main beneficiaries are. "Where these products go is a subject of our investigation," said Mchunu, adding illegal mining is "robbing South Africa of a lot of money."

South Africa: Ex SA Miners Get P18.4 Million

Botswana Labour Migrants Workers Association (BOLAMA) give Tshiamiso Trust a pat in the back for speeding up the compensation of Ex-South African mine workers who were exposed to permanent lung ...

Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa

The Mponeng gold mine located in the Gauteng province of South Africa, is the deepest operating mine in the world. It was the last underground operation by AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa. Harmony Gold, South Africa's biggest gold producer, became the owner and operator of the Mponeng underground mine by acquiring AngloGold Ashanti's ...

The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine

The deceased miners were suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off the miners. That tactic to "smoke them out," as described by a prominent Cabinet minister, was condemned by one of South Africa's biggest trade unions.

List of the 20 biggest mining companies in South Africa in 2024

1. Founded: 1917
2. Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
3. SA offices: Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

South Africa: Ramaphosa urges safe resolution in Stilfontein Mining

South African police investigate at the scene where more than 20 bodies, suspected of being illegal miners, were found near an active mine in Krugersdorp, South Africa, Thursd

Mining industry in South Africa

South Africa is incredibly rich in natural resources, with large reserves of some of the most valuable minerals on the planet found below its surface. Industrial scale mining in …

South Africa declines aid for thousands of illegal Miners in closed mine

South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of ...

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South …

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack …

South Africa criticized for 'horrific' mining crackdown after

South Africa's government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were …

Miners trapped underground in South Africa: What's the latest?

Illegal gold mining is widespread in South Africa, a one-time mining giant. Thousands routinely search for gold deposits in abandoned mines that are no longer deemed viable or safe. More than $1bn ...

South Africa police retrieve 60 bodies from illegal mine in …

Months after South Africa's government began an operation to flush out hundreds of people from an illegal gold mine near Johannesburg, police pulled out 60 bodies as part of a search-and-rescue ...

Operating Mines

This directory is an update of previous editions, and lists operating mines and quarries, agents and mineral processing plants in the Republic of South Africa. The mines are grouped …

Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Inherit Apartheid Money …

South Africans queue in the early morning sun to cast their votes in the mining settlement of Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, grew up in …

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 bodies pulled from mine

An aerial view of a mine shaft where an estimated 4,000 unauthorised miners are trapped in a disused mine in Stilfontein, South Africa [File: AP Photo] Published On 15 Jan 2025 15 Jan 2025.

Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa

The blockade of the mine, near Stilfontein, a town about two hours south of Johannesburg, was part of a national campaign to root out illegal miners, who are known locally as Zama Zamas.. In an ...

What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners …

The problem of illegal mining in South Africa. Illegal mining has been underway for decades, on the back of the country's once booming mining industry.. The illegal miners — known as zama-zamas or "hustlers" in the Zulu language — search for gold and other precious metal deposits at old and abandoned mines that have been closed or where mining has been halted.

4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff

Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were believed to be sick and increasingly weak inside an …

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled …

STILFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what ...

Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off | CNN

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the ...

The perils of South Africa's illegal mining sector

Mining accounted for 21 percent of South Africa's GDP in 1980, according to the national statistics department. By 2023, that had dropped to just 6.2 percent. Months underground

Top 10 Gold Mines in South Africa

02: South Deep Gold Mine – 32.8MnOz. Located in the Witwatersrand Basin in the Gauteng province, the South Deep gold mine has estimated reserves of 32.8MnOz. With a depth of 2,995m below the surface, …

Mines in South Africa | Africa Mining IQ

As of January 2025, there are 561 mines in South Africa, all of them listed on Africa Mining IQ. South Africa is a mineral-rich country and listed as the largest producers of platinum (1st), coal (3rd), gold (6th) and diamonds (7th).

Exploring World's Top Ten Worlds Deepest Mines in South Africa

The South African gold mine extends up to 2,998m below the surface. Covering an area of 4,268ha, the mine is located 45km south-west of Johannesburg. The deep underground mine comprises two shaft systems known as the South Shaft complex and the Twin Shaft complex. The mine switched from conventional mining to fully mechanised mining in 2008.

Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off …

Police officers and private security personnel stand by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South Africa.

Operating Mines

OPERATING MINES. This directory is an update of previous editions, and lists operating mines and quarries, agents and mineral processing plants in the Republic of South Africa. The mines are grouped according to main commodity produced. Names of mines, their owners, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers, commodities mined, operational ...

Rescuers recover 36 bodies and 82 survivors from South African gold mine

South African rescuers have pulled 36 bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine in two days of operations, police say, adding that the survivors would face illegal mining and immigration charges.

Mining in SA

Economic activity in modern-day South Africa has been centred on mining activities, their ancillary services and supplies. The country's stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the gold rush on the world-famous Witwatersrand.