Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

LABERINTO, Peru, April 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A s gold prices surge, so has illegal mining in South America, ...

A powerful explosion has killed at least five people, including a pregnant woman and 1-year-old baby, during a standoff ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

The 2022 Mining Act for the first time recognized artisan miners as key players in the mining sector in Uganda. Artisanal and ...

The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...

Zamfara, known for its rich gold deposits, first recorded a major lead poisoning epidemic in 2010. The outbreak was traced to ...

Kisumu — Three artisanal miners were pulled out of the mining hole dead in Bondo, Siaya County after a shaft collapsed on ...

Mutare - The Centre for Natural Resources Governance (CNRG) is demanding a full and transparent investigation into the death ...

Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, has ordered illegal miners to immediately vacate all mining sites in ...