Tanzania's parliament passed two laws on Monday allowing the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts, despite pleas from the...
AngloGold Ashanti is considering laying off 8,500 workers, some 30 percent of its workforce, Africa's biggest gold miner said on Wednesday, as it looks...
China has complained to Zambia after 31 of its nationals were arrested at the weekend for alleged illegal mining practices.
A senior Chinese foreign ministry...
Zimbabwe on Tuesday marked 37 years since it gained independence from British Colonial rule. The country held celebrations at the Harare stadium to mark...
Ghana’s government has placed a moratorium on licensing of small-scale miners following upheavals from civil Society groups on the menace.
It follows calls by groups...
Five Chinese are on trial in Ghana for engaging in illegal mining. Local media reported that the five Chinese were arrested on Friday for mining in a river called 'Ankobra' in the western part of the country.
