JOHANNESBURG - The face behind illegal gold mining in South Africa is that of a black man covered in dust. He is known as a zama-zama – a Zulu phrase that refers to one who takes a chance.

The Russian power provider Rosseti is stepping up its crackdown on illegal crypto mining, and has seized 110 rigs in a major ...

Illegal artisanal and semi-industrial gold mining within the reserve is driving deforestation, poaching and environmental destruction. See All Key Ideas Illegal mining inside the Okapi Wildlife ...

Such illegal mining has long been going on across South Africa. The standoff in Stilfontein — now in its third week — has highlighted the extent of illegal mining in the country. Police ...

This article has been supplied by the author and has not been written or solicited by Creamer Media. It may be available only for a limited time on this website. By Junior Mining Council President ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting ...

Shimla: The directorate of enforcement (ED) on Monday arrested Gian Chand and Sanjay Dhiman in illegal mining cases pertaining to Beas river in Himachal Pradesh and Yamuna river in Saharanpur of ...

The high court has asked the Punjab government to apprise why it was against the assessment of illegal mining in the rivers along the border with Pakistan by Survey of India. Punjab government had ...

BARTLETT: Well, the government has long promised to crack down on illegal mining, and the police have been running an operation called vala umgodi, which means close the hole. In one area called ...