"This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

With gold prices exceeding R83,000 per ounce, more South Africans are looking to get cash for gold JOHANNESBURG, ...

In 2025, South African mining production could only manage a marginal increase of 0.1%. While traditional revenue anchors such as platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, and coal contributed to the drop, ...

As the mines deepened, Springs became a crucial part of the East Rand’s mining belt, contributing significantly to the ...

SIBANYE-Stillwater’s gold mineral reserves fell 6.3% to 9.4 million ounces at end-December owing to a significant writedown ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The South African rand began the week firmer on Monday, boosted mainly by the renewed rise in ...

South Africa is set to open its first new underground gold mine in 15 years – an increasingly rare event for a country that was once the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. West Wits ...

A resident in a poor neighbourhood of the former mining town of Springs claimed to have found several nuggets while digging at an outdoor enclosure used for cattle.