Fidelity Gold Refiners has hailed small-scale gold miners for contributing over 65 percent of the 36,48 tonnes of gold Zimbabwe produced in 2024 as the formalisation of artisanal mining continues to ...

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

Speaking at the ZMF strategic meeting in Harare last week, president Henrietta Rushwaya highlighted the need to reserve small ...

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

Industrial mining employs 7 million globally. but artisanal and small scale miners comprise at least 45 million people across ...

Ghana 39;s economy faces a daunting challenge . The previous Akufo-Addo administration left behind a crippling debt-to-GDP ...

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Federal crackdown on environmental crimes and a gold rally that’s sent prices to record highs has driven the industry into ...

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...

West Africa has major gold producers like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ghana. Togo, which borders these countries, is a key transit point for traders exporting gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars, ...

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

"At the current price of gold this corresponds to a value of more than $36 billion." Small-scale illegal mining, in Ghana known as galamsey, provides livelihoods and an informal boost to the ...