Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

For the past decade, a Santa Fe shop has served as the only certified fair-trade gold jeweler in the country, according to its owner and CEO. Now, Reflective Jewelry, 912 Baca St., also carries the ...

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

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

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 ...

including Gold Fields and De Beers Group. The government has refused calls to formalise artisanal mining in order to make the trade safer and regulated. The result is a growing supply of what is ...

Recycled gold is seemingly a win for an industry in need of reform. But whether it stands up to scrutiny is another question.

While artisanal miners are common across ... Lesotho, which is very poor, has no mining activity, so Lesotho gangs steal gold from the workers, Thornton explained. The Global Initiative Against ...

Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to seven years in prison by a Congolese court for illegal activities in the artisanal ...