South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

By Kizito CUDJOEThe Ghana Chamber of Mines has urged the government to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following the recent deadly ...

Social activist K Jagbar Ali, known for opposing illegal mining in Thirumayam, was murdered. Four suspects, including a stone ...

Four persons have been arrested by the Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for ...

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...

The blast was allegedly orchestrated by a powerful mining cartel operating with tacit support from state authorities, marking yet another alarming instance of illegal mining in the region.

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has called for a stronger and more focused approach to combat illegal mining, emphasising its harmful impact on the economy and its ...