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

Last month, North Rupununi indigenous community leaders and the Iwokrama Inter-national Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development issued a joint communique on illegal gold mining and ...

Typically, illegal mining takes place in mines that have been abandoned by companies because they are no longer commercially viable on a large scale. Unlicensed miners, often immigrants from other ...

“I’ve not changed my views that illegal mining is a criminal activity," said Gwede Mantashe, mineral resources minister. Mantashe said illegal mining was an “attack on the economy,” with ...

Protesters took to the streets of Bukavu last week after Chinese men arrested on suspicion of illegal mining in a separate case were released. "Our minerals are being plundered by companies that ...

Informal mining in Bolivia also raises serious questions about labor rights and environmental sustainability. Categories: Politics , Latin America . Tags: Bolivia , Illegal mining .

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs PARIS -- Interpol said Tuesday a ...