Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

Nigeria and South Africa have signed an accord to boost cooperation in mining, Nigeria's mines minister said on Thursday, ...

The controversial founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince, has struck a fresh deal with the government of the Democratic Republic ...

South African authorities may begin holding pauper's funerals next month for 66 unclaimed corpses from 78 found in a gold mine in Stilfontein, North West province, in January, a health official said.

Ghana's government has assumed operational control of Gold Fields' Damang mine after it rejected an application from the ...

Gold Fields' South Deep mine is thought to be the largest goldmine in the world by reserves, and it is also the seventh ...

Coltan linked to conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has likely entered the European Union market through ...

Digital technology has interconnected people and services, but  global governance driven by mercantilist interests have led to unprecedented marginalization, exacerbating poverty, immigration crisis, ...

Mali’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, one of the largest in Africa, was forced to shut down after the country’s military-led government seized three metric tonnes of gold worth approximately £190 ...

While mining companies try to capitalise on the increased demand for critical minerals, such as lithium and nickel, needed to ...

With gold passing US$3000/oz, developments are accelerating including a Senegal gold mine backed by the winners behind Cardinal Resources.

South Africa's Gold Fields said on Monday it is winding down operations at its Damang mine in Ghana after the government ...