Gold—one of Earth’s rare gems—plays a unique role in the global economy. As a valuable asset for many countries, it acts as a ...

Based on recent statistics, countries mining the most gold globally are revealed, along with their impact on the global ...

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

African infrastructure and investment. Trade is increasingly seen as the anchor to alleviating poverty through cross-border economic exchange, especially in the mining sector, during this era of the ...

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

Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...

A critical area in which the mining industry can drive meaningful change is by establishing itself as a strategic partner to ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...