The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

Despite a Supreme Court ban on mining in the ecologically critical Aravalli range, such activities persist unabated ...

Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said the state government has set up check posts at various places to check illegal ...

Prominent Indonesian environmental forensic expert Bambang Hero Saharjo faces yet another potential lawsuit for serving as a ...

Miner Ferrexpo said on Thursday it has noted media reports of accusations made by the prosecutor's office in Ukraine against four senior managers of its unit Ferrexpo Poltava Mining about illegal ...

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings.