The surge in gold prices is driving a rapid expansion in informal and unregulated gold mining that is often illegal and ...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and supported by the African Development Bank Group to ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining has likely risen to about 30% of global supply, the World Gold Council estimates.

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has debunked the notion that gold mining requires the use of dangerous chemicals like ...

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the Brazilian Amazon. "Either they can't get pregnant, or they lose their [foetus] ...

Nigeria finalises plans to cut mercury emissions from artisanal gold mining through GEF-funded initiatives and mercury-free ...

Ballard Mining has found high grade gold at the Pluto prospect, just 6km from the 930,000oz Baldock resource at its Mt Ida ...

Your Excellency President Mr JD Mahama, Please pardon me to remind you that Artisanal Small Scale Mining which is termed as ...

Unregulated mining in the Mekong region is accelerating at a pace researchers warn is outstripping governance, enforcement ...

The Minerals Development Fund (MDF) has launched an environmentally sustainable mining initiative aimed at reducing water and ...

Insatiable and increasing global demand for gold is driving environmental and social harm on an alarming scale through the ...