The rise of illegal mining in the country has raised human rights concerns and questions about who ultimately benefits.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the suspects who are illegal in the country have ...

The Stilfontein saga is a crisis of governments own making. They have failed to tackle the underlying socio-economic issues that contribute to illegal mining, like unemployment and the lack of ...

The crisis in Pilgrim’s Rest, Mpumalanga Province, and Stilfontein, North West Province, exemplifies how this legacy fuels new forms of exploitation, violence and acts of criminality. The surge in ...

The police have arrested more than 100 suspects and seized two trucks in a sweeping crackdown on illegal mining operations in ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Odisha: In a bold move to curb rampant illegal coal mining in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, the state government on Friday initiated a high-level probe into unregulated mining operations ...

Rourkela: A nine-member enforcement team from the mines department concluded a two-day investigation into illegal mining activities in the Koida forest range of Bonai sub-division, Sundargarh ...

Elikem Kotoko, in a Facebook post, alleged that some Chinese illegal miners working on a site belonging to Akonta Mining owned by Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, widely called Chairman Wontumi ...

The Western Regional Director of the Forestry Commission, Nana Kwabena Bosompim, has alleged that proceeds from illegal mining activities—commonly referred to as galamsey—are being used to ...