In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal ...

When Ghanaian President John Mahama returned to power in January, he made fighting galamsey a signature policy. He banned ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry.

That’s how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed to be in the hundreds — have been surviving for weeks, possibly months, over a mile deep underground in a disused mine shaft in the South ...

China's M&A activity focuses on Africa and Latin America for gold, copper and lithium resources. Read more here.

Today, South Africa's old, deep shafts are more expensive to operate compared to those of rivals in Africa, Australia, Canada ...

In South Africa, home to the world’s deepest gold mines, stocks are on track for the best year in two decades.

South African mining veteran Duncan Wanblad on Wednesday lamented the country’s foregone investment in mining, as gold prices surged past $4,000 an ounce — a record high driven by expectations of ...

Raymond Kazapoe receives funding from the African Union and Pan African University to carry out some of the research referenced in this article Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel ...

SURGING gold prices are generating substantial benefits across emerging economies, strengthening investor confidence in ...

As gold prices rocket to levels not seen since the 1970s and climb above US$4000 a troy ounce, Australia’s gold mining ...

Barrick Mining Corp. agreed to sell its gold mine in Africa’s Ivory Coast for as much as $305 million, the latest in a string of asset sales by the global mining giant.