South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Mining Marshals have unveiled the year 2025 Strategic operational plans to crackdown on illegal mining operators in collaborations with Mining Cadastre ...

Alliance has called on President John Dramani Mahama to issue an urgent directive that immediately halts all illegal mining activities across the country ...

Government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following recent deadly clashes on concessions of some Ghana Chamber ...

Social activist K Jagbar Ali, known for opposing illegal mining in Thirumayam, was murdered. Four suspects, including a stone ...

The blast was allegedly orchestrated by a powerful mining cartel operating with tacit support from state authorities, marking yet another alarming instance of illegal mining in the region.

The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...