For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

Nordgold, a leading Russian gold mining company, has signalled a significant strategic pivot towards Africa, expressing its readiness to invest substantially in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau ...

Mali has suspended artisanal gold mining activities during the June to September rainy season to protect workers from landslides, the West African country's mines ministry said on Tuesday.

The decision comes three months after Mali’s government imposed restrictions on new artisanal mining permits for foreign nationals, following a series of deadly accidents that claimed dozens of lives ...

Deadly accidents are frequent as artisanal miners often use old-fashion and unregulated methods of digging. Mali’s gold production plunged 23% to around 57 metric tons last year of which about 6 ...

Ghana is formalizing its artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector to align with global standards, promote sustainability and boost economic integration. Despite ASGM contributing over 35% ...

2025-06-04 03:16:03 (MENAFN - APO Group) Industry leaders at the Mining in Motion 2025 summit spotlighted Ghana's ongoing efforts to formalize its artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.

ACCRA, Ghana, June 4, 2025/APO Group/ -- Ghana is formalizing its artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector to align with global standar ...

Amid rising sovereign debt, central banks have been buying over 1,000 tonnes of gold annually to balance reserves, de-dollarize economies, and manage debt risks.

Kenya’s Mining Act (2016) recognises the importance of artisanal mining to the sector and the country’s economic growth. The government has also acknowledged the challenges, and in 2019 issued a ...