The discovery of gemstones near Madagascar’s largest wetland has fueled a mining boom that threatens the environment and the local community. The rural commune of Andilana Avaratra has seen its ...

Gem trade shows around the world now have "nice, big, super-clean sapphires" from the region. "It's the most important discovery in Madagascar for the past 20 or 30 years." Tens of thousands of ...

Madagascar aims to regulate its minerals sector and combat smuggling of gems under a $40 million project with the World Bank, a bank official said on Friday. The island is believed to have vastly ...

Madagascar is an island—the world's fourth ... Small wonder, then, that local miners loot the countryside of precious gemstones to be sold in Asian markets. Or that animals such as the leaf ...

A rush for Madagascar’s gemstones is exacerbating destruction of critical wildlife habitat. A sacred tree is the last one standing in an area of forest in Madagascar that's officially protected ...

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar plans to increase its royalties on nickel, cobalt, precious metals, and gemstones to 4% from 2% at present, a draft mining law showed on Tuesday, the latest ...

has raised $426,000 through a placement of 142,000,000 shares at $0.003 per share for its work program aimed at exploration and production of gold and gemstones in Madagascar. Funds will also be ...