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
Gunmen kidnap five Chinese mine workers in DRC
Bukavu – Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped five Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
