Just at the beginning of the week, dynamites exploded in the Sabon Pegi Mashegu local area of the state, claiming lives and ...
Industrial mining employs 7 million globally. but artisanal and small scale miners comprise at least 45 million people across ...
The Niger State government has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace what it called a responsible mining policy.
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For the past decade, a Santa Fe shop has served as the only certified fair-trade gold jeweler in the country, according to its owner and CEO. Now, Reflective Jewelry, 912 Baca St., also carries the ...
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
At least seven artisanal miners have been killed in clashes with armed forces at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi gold mining site ...
Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.
West Africa has major gold producers like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ghana. Togo, which borders these countries, is a key transit point for traders exporting gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars, ...
Ghana solidified its position as Africa's leading gold exporter with $7.6 billion in gold shipments. The momentum carried into 2024, where a notable 30% increase in gold prices contributed to rising ...