Illegal gold mining, known locally as “galamsey,” has spread across Ghana this year, driven by a historic rise in global gold ...

Around the gaping shaft of a disused mine, the South African police on Saturday waited to pounce on anyone trying to escape ...

The narrative of criminality is dangerous. It dehumanises destitute people, who are forced into informal mining to escape ...

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

Illegal mining activities have been reported near Birpara village in the Chaygaon revenue circle, under the West Kamrup ...

Coal mining company Liberty Coal has launched proceedings out of the Mpumalanga division of the High Court of South Africa against another mining entity, in relation to alleged illegal mining ...

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 ...

South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary chaired a high-level meeting to deliberate on the pressing issue of illegal mining across Jammu and Kashmir. The Deputy CM issued clear directives ...