Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and ...

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

A critical area in which the mining industry can drive meaningful change is by establishing itself as a strategic partner to ...

Libya holds the largest foreign exchange and gold reserves in Africa, according to Global Firepower, followed by Algeria and ...

In mid-January 2024 over 1 000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...

South Africa’s mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous ...

Discover why Allied Gold, the cheapest intermediate gold producer, is set for significant growth with a 50% production ...

Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...

African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, taking place in Cape Town from October 1-3, will center on the theme, From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth. The event will highlight ...

Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.