Corruption and appeasement politics constituted the NDA's upfront attack on the Congress party in Karnataka. The end result: ...

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 ...

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 miners appeared in court in two groups and were charged with illegal mining and contravening the Immigration Act. The first group included 14 illegal Mozambican miners who were arrested after ...

Residents of Purba village staged a protest against illegal mining in the Neugal river near Mundi village, highlighting its environmental and economic impacts. A large group of men and women ...

On Saturday, 23 November, combat operators received and operationalised intelligence on illegal mining activities in the Phomolong informal settlement near Welkom. Suspected gold-bearing material ...

“There is no legal large-scale copper and gold mining yet in Tampakan. What we have there are illegal, small-scale mining operations,” he told reporters. An appointed tribal representative to ...

Mametlwe Sebei from Lawyers for Human Rights says community members must be allowed to help with rescue efforts. Authorities however are not budging on their stance that the miners will be ...

Earlier this month, police intensified their bid to shut down illegal mining networks in the area. WATCH: The complex task of retrieving illegal miners in Stilfontein This includes a newly ...

A criminal group exploiting illegal mining in the Munduruku indigenous territory, in the state of Pará, was targeted by the Federal Police this weekend. The agents worked together with other ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

Thousands of small-scale miners in Peru blocked roads and camped outside Congress on Monday to demand extension of a program ...