Nestled in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, the Chinese-run gold mine is rapidly encroaching on an area that many say it shouldn’t be operating in at all – the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, an ...

KIBALI GOLD MINE, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 13 C anada's Barrick Gold Corp has discovered geological extensions at its Kibali gold mining joint venture in Democratic Republic of Congo that ...

Mining is a crucial revenue stream for Congo and it “can’t place a higher value on the environment than on mining,” he said. Kimia is supporting the population and has employed more than ...

Illegal gold mining in Africa spiked in August 2025 as record prices and cartel activity fuelled a surge in illicit ...

Children sit in a classroom with no windowpanes, built by a Chinese mining company, Kimia Mining, in Badengaido town in Congo, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick) ...

The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities to “restore order” in the mineral-rich region, which is plagued by violence ...

Efforts are underway to rescue miners trapped in a shaft collapse at an artisanal gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The incident occurred over the weekend at a site in South Kivu ...

(AP Photo/Sam Mednick)ASSOCIATED PRESSChildren sit in a classroom with no windowpanes, built by a Chinese mining company, Kimia Mining, in Badengaido town in Congo, Sept. 23, 2024.

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of ...

Mining is prohibited in protected areas, which includes the reserve, according to Congo’s mining code. Issa Aboubacar, a spokesperson for the Chinese company, Kimia Mining Investment, said the ...