The involvement of Indigenous people in illegal gold hunting, lured by the prospect of easy money due to record prices, has ...

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 green court gave the direction in a judgment on illegal sand mining and also endangering people’s health to various diseases like Silicosis etc. in Uttar Pradesh. “State of UP and UPPCB in ...

NEAL Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater said law enforcement authorities should target crime kingpins if they want to stamp out illegal gold mining. Froneman, who is also chair of the World Gold ...

Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News STILFONTEIN - Two weeks after appointing a task team to take down an illegal mining ring in North West, Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu is set to return to ...

A ZIMBABWEAN man was recently allegedly shot by Botswana soldiers before being arrested while conducting illegal gold panning activities in that country. This emerged when the Zimbabwean illegal ...

Around 300 illegal miners are also appearing in the Stilfontein Magistrate's Court today. Among the charges are illegal mining and contravening the Immigration Act. An illegal miner at Stilfontein ...

POLOKWANE In a concerted effort to make an impact in disrupting and bringing to an end, illegal mining activities in the province , the illicit mining Task Team comprising National Intervention ...

A Peruvian congressional committee on Friday took an initial step to extend a scheme that allows temporary permits to be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...