Mwamba Mining has been highlighted as a notable success story in a recent World Gold Council report examining the role of ...

The upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) – Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders, taking place on October 1 – 3, ...

The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of ...

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure ...

Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) for Growth: Mining in Motion to Unpack Ghana’s Success, Ongoing ...

An armed group has attacked an artisanal gold mining site in southern Mali, one of Africa’s largest gold-producing countries.

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...

Informal lead mining is a growing activity in many countries around the world in countries including Nigeria, Zambia and ...

KEDOUGOU, Senegal — The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of ...

A 2018 Duke University-led study found mercury levels in soils, sediments and water near artisanal gold mining villages in southeastern Senegal that exceeded safety thresholds set by the World ...