Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading government cost reduction in the new administration, said the humanitarian agency, ...

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...

Perpetua Resources, the mining company planning to dig in the mountains outside McCall, promises to clean up the site — including the damage done by decades of previous mining.

A river in Peru is reported to have hit temperatures as high as 210°F, says one expert who has visited the infamous body of ...

Once estimated as 20,000 in the territory, hundreds of illegal miners still remain and may expand business at the slightest ...

Gold—one of Earth’s rare gems—plays a unique role in the global economy. As a valuable asset for many countries, it acts as a safety net for investors, especially during geopolitical upheavals that ...

On Ngoma’s plot in Messock, the scars left by Mac Congo’s gold mining operations remain stark, even though the company vacated the site two years ago. The once-dense forest is gone ...

Back in 2014, The Forest dominated the survival world thanks to its intuitive base building and convincing first-person horror. In 2024, Sons of the Forest became a huge hit. Since then ...

Barrick Gold Corporation has halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million Cdn from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex. The military-led ...

South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food ... often linked to the black market trade in gold.

The price of gold soared past $2,700 per ounce in October 2024 — a record high that sparked widespread interest among investors. Global uncertainty and fluctuating interest rates helped to drive ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa—At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government ...