A tour guide died at a Colorado gold mine after an elevator experienced a mechanical issue hundreds of feet below ground, trapping nearly two dozen others, authorities said. The tourists became ...

Police in South Africa say they're determined to arrest hundreds of illegal miners they've cornered underground - but relatives say they'll die without the food and water authorities are blocking ...

It was the summer of 2015 when the Animas River in southern Colorado turned such a garish orange-gold that it made national ...

It was the summer of 2015 when the Animas River in southern Colorado turned such a garish orange-gold ... of tourist season. But here’s the surprising opinion of Ty Churchwell, the mining ...

Earlier that day, a Colorado School of Mines professor accused in the crash ... under the vehicle from the initial crash and were trapped, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

DENVER (AP) — Twelve people were safely rescued Thursday night after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, ...

Police have stopped relatives from delivering food, water and other essentials to those hiding inside an abandoned goldmining operation in Stilfontein, according to the South African Human Rights ...

“Any miners trapped in the mine shaft shall ... He was found to be in possession of gold-bearing material. Equipment used in illegal mining operations was also seized in this intelligence ...

The vacation hot spot has been overrun by people—whose habits are drawing fast-moving animals with sharp claws and insatiable ...

Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, a spokesperson for North West SAPS, said a volunteer went down the mine shaft on Tuesday and reported that there were an estimated 4,000 zama zamas trapped below ...

Police have made it clear that they will not be held liable for any deaths or injuries which might occur during community rescuers’ efforts to help illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in ...

DENVER (AP) — Investigators on Friday were trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold ... 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist ...