SUCUNDURI, Brazil, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas ...

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, has given illegal miners a 30-day deadline to join artisanal cooperatives. Speaking at the unveiling of the ‘Agenda for the Transformation of Solid Minerals for ...

ABUJA – Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has hailed the impact of the Mining Marshals in tackling illegal mining, revealing that in just one year, the special enforcement unit ...