In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of ...

As lunar mining becomes a reality, nations and private firms are racing to extract moon resources. But what are the benefits and risks, and who owns the moon?

Seventeen Chinese men were arrested in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, suspected of running an illegal gold mine.

In his end-of-year speech for 2024, President Paul Biya reviewed the past year and unveiled several projects to accelerate ...

Nigeria has lifted a mining ban in Zamfara state after improved security, reviving hopes for its underperforming mining ...

Police seized 933 vehicles and imposed fines totalling Rs 1.31 crore on individuals allegedly involved in illegal mining in the Jammu district in the last year, officials said. Police have intensified ...

Mining is the process of adding and validating transaction records on the Bitcoin public blockchain ledger while securing uptime for the network. This is how the network persists without relying ...

Omadefu, who raised the alarm during a virtual media briefing, painted a grim picture of the conditions in the mining community. Residents are subjected to polluted water, inadequate ...