At the Mining Indaba, delegates debate whether artisanal mining formalisation can coexist with large-scale mining and government support.

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

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In pursuing greater value addition to natural resources, the country has officially begun refining gold purchased from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector following commencement of ...

The Guyana government says it will distribute a large acreage of mining lands to local small-scale gold miners within the next two to three months. The Ministry of Natural Resources said at least 75 ...

The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has warned that illegal mining is one of the most pressing challenges facing South Africa’s mining sector – costing the economy ...

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The bill would have lessened distinctions between small-scale mining operations and larger scale gold and silver mining operations.

Sustainable development requires a shift towards genuine, transparent, meaningful and continuous engagement with communities ...