Guinea illegal gold mine collapse kills 10
Conakry – A landslide at a gold mine in north-western Guinea has killed at least 10 people, a local official... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
Decaying DRC tin mining town finds new hope in lithium
Manono – Near the rusting carcass of a smelter, barefoot men and women scratch at the ground in the quest... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
South Africa uncovers $1.8bn gold scam, report says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
At least five dead in gold mine collapse in storm-hit Mozambique
Maputo – Five miners have died after a gold mine collapsed during flooding in central Mozambique’s Manica province, public radio... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
‘No choice’: Burkina miners toil in Ouagadougou quarry
Ouagadougou – Dust and toxic fumes billow from a cavernous, ashy granite quarry in the centre of Burkina Faso’s... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
More than 30 killed in Sudan gold mine collapse
Khartoum – At least 31 miners were killed and eight missing in Sudan on Tuesday when a rudimentary gold mine... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Top Kabila ally ousted from DRC mining firm
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Saturday named a new head of state mining company Gecamines,... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Zambia lays new charges in Indian copper mine scandal
Lusaka – Zambian authorities on Friday slapped new charges on the liquidator of a major copper mine, accusing him of... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Five South African platinum miners trapped in mudslide
Johannesburg – Five mineworkers were missing on Sunday following a mudslide at a South African platinum mine northwest of... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Gunmen rob gold dealers in DRC, kill 2 soldiers
Bukavu – Four gunmen robbed two gold dealers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing two soldiers as they fled,... Read more
22 Nov, 2021
