Gold and governance provide hope for Kenya’s artisanal miners

Fast-growing, unregulated mining in the remote north will test government efforts to clean up the industry. 20 FEB 2024 / BY HALKANO WARIO … More

South Africa is falling behind in Africa’s new ‘gold rush’

19 FEB 2024 / BY PETER FABRICIUS Published on madaraka.online on 28th February 2024 The country is losing out on mining investments to … More

Canada Turns Its Back on Mining Tragedy in Turkey

23 February 2024, 11:46pm EST Jamie Kneen National Program Co-Lead On February 13, 2024, at SSR Mining’s Çöpler gold mine in … More

Africa Should Work On Mineral Value Addition, Taxation to Maximize Economic Benefit

20 FEBRUARY 2024 The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa) By Zekarias WOLDEMARIAM Despite having abundant natural mineral resources, Africa still struggles to … More

Turkey suspends search for SSR Mining employees who went missing after landslide

NIALL MCGEE, MINING REPORTER A rescue effort to find nine employees of SSR Mining Inc. who went missing after a landslide … More

Canada: Putting an end to free mining | 100 signatures for a letter in support of the Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation’s legal action

19 February 2024, 8:00am EST Source: MiningWatch Canada – Coalition Québec meilleure mine Montreal – One hundred (100) Indigenous people, academics, and … More

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage

Published: February 16, 2024 3.03pm SAST Gareth Dale, Brunel University London The United Nations’ flagship Global Resources Outlook report is the portrait of … More