GEITA: IN the gold-rich region of Geita, miners toil from dawn to dusk, sifting soil and crushing rocks in pursuit of the ...

A new report says illegal, semi-industrial gold mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is wrecking havoc on Congolese ...

In the Mozambican province of Manica, illegal gold miners are causing environmental damage while posing a serious threat to ...

Environmentalists and government authorities are sounding the alarm.Thousands of so-called' garimpeiros' are flocking to the ...

A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of ...

The soaring price of gold is fueling a mercury boom in central Mexico. A surge in the demand for the toxic metal, which is ...

For foreign direct investment to flow into upstream projects and high-value processing facilities, investors need certainty ...