Departing Perseus boss Jeff Quartermaine grew the value of the miner 69-fold during his 12-year stint. But two other trends ...

Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of Ghana's gold revenues vanish into the unofficial, and untraceable, trade.

That’s how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed to be in the hundreds — have been surviving for weeks, possibly months, over a mile deep underground in a disused mine shaft in the South ...

There is still strong global demand for key commodities like gold and PGMs, which is supporting the performance of the sector in South Africa.

In South Africa, we are seeing the use of blockchain to track gold supply chains called the SAPMR system, which can be utilised to trace legitimate gold. This can be utilised to help formalise the ...

Chile expects to increase its gold production by 25% following the inauguration of the Salares Norte project, operated by ...

Economic pressures drive artisanal mining, impacting corporate operations Rising gold prices fuel conflicts between industrial and informal miners Miners are pressing governments for military support ...

GOING FOR GOLD The processing plant at the relatively young Séguéla Mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, owned by Fortuna Mining, is one of many new operations the company is investing in on the African continent ...

Hundreds of illegal miners are trapped underground in a derelict Stilfontein mine in South Africa. While the human cost has sparked outrage, questions remain over who is responsible for the escalating ...

Raymond Kazapoe receives funding from the African Union and Pan African University to carry out some of the research referenced in this article Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel ...

Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s ...

Ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step. But small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without ...