A teenager was rescued by Cal Fire crews after he got stuck in a mine shaft in the Auburn State Recreation Area on Monday, ...

A 15-year-old boy was rescued from a Northern California mine shaft, officials said Monday. It happened in the Placer County city of Auburn near China Bar in the Auburn State Recreation Area, the ...

Parker Schnabel has faced an uphill battle this season on Gold Rush. The miner needs some big weeks to get anywhere close to his 10,000-ounce goal. This motivated him to make a massive move to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep ...

South African authorities have concluded a week-long rescue operation at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine, recovering 246 survivors and 78 deceased illegal miners, locally referred to as ...

Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners ... gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died. A professional mine rescue company ...

Rescue efforts at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where at least 78 people died, concluded on Thursday. Credit: flickr / Daniel Sallai CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Rescue operations at an illegal gold mine ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have ...

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, points out the technology capabilities of the mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue miners, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa ...

At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped while working illegally in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, police said last week.

Police say they have arrested everyone who has surfaced both before and after the rescue operation. They will face charges of illegal mining and trespassing. Authorities seized gold, explosives ...

In an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ... how many survivors brought out after starting a new rescue operation on Monday. Illegal mining is common in parts of South Africa where companies ...