South Africa's gold mines are now so deep they might as well be on another planet. Gaetan Borgonie CBS News Bernard Swanepoel: I'm not sure that we really want to send human beings much deeper.

What follows is a rare look into the deepest gold mine on the planet, located in South Africa, through an edited excerpt from the new book, "Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal ...

At least 60 bodies and 92 survivors had been pulled from one of South Africa’s deepest mines. AFP via Getty Images. But that tactic has been fiercely criticized by civic groups and the community ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned ...

South Africa’s Police minister Senzo Mchunu, center, attempts talking to family members and activists after visiting an abandoned gold mine, where miners are rescued from below ground, in ...

What follows is a rare look into the deepest gold mine on the planet, located in South Africa, through an edited excerpt from the new book, "Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal ...

South Africa's Police minister Senzo Mchunu, center, attempts talking to family members and activists after visiting an abandoned gold mine, where miners are rescued from below ground, in ...