Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peruvian soldiers patrol in an illegal gold-mining camp during a military operation to destroy illegal machinery and equipment ...

What you need to know: Ghana, the top-gold exporting country in Africa, is facing problems from the Chinese syndicates, which have caused a surge in illicit mining, even as it led to environmental ...

The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” in recent years could harm the country’s biodiversity, especially in the Sangha region, ...

June 30 (Reuters) - Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic ...

Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia. By Ruth Maclean and Justin Makangara Ruth Maclean reported from Dakar, Senegal ...

DIMONIKA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Republic of Congo — Gold mining by the Chinese company City SARL inside the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Congo has devastated 5 hectares (12 acres) of ...

TORONTO -The board of Canada's Barrick Mining has raised the possibility of splitting the company into two separate entities, one focused on North America and the other on Africa and Asia, four ...

Kibali gold mine revenue rose 40% in 2025 to $1.04 billion despite a 2% decline in attributable production. Rising gold prices offset lower output, with prices up 64% year-on-year at end-December.