Konstantinos never migrated to Australia, but his son, Michael who was imprisoned for his communist beliefs in Chania, ...

The eruption also took what had been a fishing port; one that had thrived as a stop on the trade routes between Cyprus and Crete ... exhaustion of its nearby gold mines saw its abandonment ...

In his mining history column for Mining the West magazine, UNR mining history professor Eric Nystrom looks at the history of ...

Mali has stopped issuing permits for small-scale gold mining to foreign nationals, after several deadly incidents in recent weeks and amid a drop in gold production. Interim President Assimi Goita ...

Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the ...

The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least ...

Exploration works by Ballymore Resources at the Dittmer mine have found a significant lode of gold. Some nearby residents support the mine reopening, while others are calling for a more rigorous ...

Johannesburg was discovered in 1886, following the discovery of the main Witwatersrand gold reef, which today houses the world's deepest mine. The Witwatersrand, known locally as the Rand and ...

The UK is home to many ancient sites, but few are as fascinating as the abandoned Roman gold mines hidden in the Welsh countryside. The Dolaucothi Gold Mines in Carmarthenshire date back over ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more, according to Malian television and officials in the Kéniéba district where the ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.