Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of hiding and face arrest by security ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A retired coal miner has been nominated to be the next president of the West Virginia Senate. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, was nominated during a closed-door session Sunday ...

Nearly every day, they face the risk of serious injury from cave-ins or other accidents. Besides job-related accidents, miners are at high risk of asbestos exposure since the mineral naturally occurs ...

Bitcoin miners don't solve complex math problems - they guess numbers. While "solving mathematical puzzles" has become a common description of bitcoin mining, the process more closely resembles a ...

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The major gold miners’ latest quarterly results proved epic! Thanks to record gold prices, they achieved record revenues, record bottom-line earnings, and record operating cash flows.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in ...

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 abandoned mine shaft Thursday.

Russian lawmakers say they want to block crypto miners from using subsidized electricity, claiming Bitcoin miners “damage the economy” by using cheaper power. The state-run news agency TASS reported ...

Bitcoin miners seem to cash out on the fresh BTC rally to all-time high with strong exchange deposits. Increased sell-offs from miners may weigh on Bitcoin's current rally and muffle speculation about ...

Authorities have drawn criticism for trying to force the miners, known as “zama zamas,” to the surface at Stilfontein, a former gold mining site about 90 miles west of Johannesburg ...

The diamond industry, once a symbol of timeless stability, finds itself in a state of flux as prices for natural diamonds hit multiyear lows, driven by a mix of evolving consumer preferences ...