Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a widespread livelihood activity across Sub-Saharan Africa, characterised by low-tech, labour-intensive methods for extracting minerals such as gold, ...

More than 100 families of small-scale gold miners are seeking the establishment of a legal “Minahang Bayan” (People’s ...

Zimbabwe banned foreign companies and individuals from small-scale gold mining in a move aimed at protecting local jobs and benefiting the domestic economy. All foreign investors and entities ...

The Mozambican government has started gathering international experience to transform informal, small-scale artisanal mining ...

Mercury is still used in small-scale mining to extract gold from ore in more than 70 countries, despite it contaminating rivers and soils, and being toxic to humans. At the sixth Conference of the ...

Turkana County is increasingly emerging as an important frontier for mineral exploration and investment in Kenya. While it is endowed with a wide range of minerals, including gold, copper, chromite, ...