The South African government is set to transform the artisanal and small-scale mining sector with the approval of the Mineral ...

Illegal mining has been defined as the extraction of precious metals without adherence to proper procedures which guide legal mining activities. Also known as artisanal mining, this activity often ...

BAMAKO, Mali — An armed group attacked an artisanal gold mining site in southern Mali on Monday morning, a local elected official announced, the first such attack since a military government ...

The 40 million people working in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) around the world are particularly vulnerable because of their generally poor health care, precarious working conditions, high ...

visiting industrial and artisanal mines in the country’s three largest cobalt mining towns. Houreld is The Washington Post’s East Africa bureau chief, based in Nairobi, with responsibilities ...

A 2018 Duke University-led study found mercury levels in soils, sediments and water near artisanal gold mining villages in ... s a new administration in place, but promises are still just promises ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Furthermore, the slow establishment of artisanal mining committees, coupled with the lack ...

A 2018 Duke University-led study found mercury levels in soils, sediments and water near artisanal gold mining villages in ... s a new administration in place, but promises are still just promises ...

In Senegal's gold-rich Kedougou region, the widespread use of mercury in artisanal mining poses severe health and environmental risks, particularly for women and children. Despite government ...