JOHANNESBURG - The face behind illegal gold mining in South Africa is that of a black man covered in dust. He is known as a ...

STILFONTEIN, NW - Police and Social Development are investigating human trafficking and slave labour cases in the North West.

Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners ...

By Edward DEBRAH ‘Remember, it is only when the last tree has died, the last river poisoned, and the last fish caught will we realise we cannot eat money’ – Cree Proverb ‘Galamsey’ a popular term for ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer >Illegal mining inside the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Lawyers for Human Rights are contemplating going back to court to push for the provision of humanitarian relief for illegal ...

More illegal miners have resurfaced from the Stilfontein gold mine, with 20 emerging from Margaret Shaft on Wednesday ...

South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at ...

Liberty Coal has launched legal action against Kego Mining, alleging illegal coal extraction from the Optimum Coal Mine, ...

A four-member CBI team is investigating a Rs 1,250 crore mining scam in Sahibganj, following a directive from the Jharkhand ...

Madras High Court summons officials over illegal mining near reserve forests, orders treatment for activist attacked during inspection.

Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi ("plug the hole"), South ...