In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...

The NSCDC mining marshals, under the leadership of Squad Commander AC John Attah, reiterated their commitment to cracking down on illegal operators. Attah assured that legitimate mineral titleholders ...

ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.

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Two persons died and one was in critical condition in after two groups of illegal miners reportedly laid siege and clashed at the Tano-Anwia forest reserve.

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...

He said the people had not been armed. Earlier, Ghana's armed forces said that about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine's security fence at ...