Their calls add to growing pressure on government to make artisanal and small-scale mining a safe and transparent sector that ...

Two illegal miners remain trapped underground in a disused mine in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. Rescue operations were halted ...

On the back of the shirts were their names and the flags of the six countries they passed through in 2024. On the front between the flags of her native Venezuela and the United States, was written in ...

With illegal mining and illicit financial flows on the rise, the World Gold Council is leading efforts to create a database of gold bars that will reflect whether they were responsibly mined and ...

Only 18 families have come forward to assist in the identification of the 75 badly decomposed bodies of illegal miners in ...

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The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.

Illegal mining is common in many parts of South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas – from an isiZulu ...

Rescue efforts for illegal miners trapped in a Johannesburg mine shaft were suspended due to safety risks. Officials halted ...

While crime remains the order of the day, corruption and a lack of community cooperation have been identified as the root ...