The training was part of the organisation's commitment to addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by artisanal ...

That’s because all those items rely on cobalt as a key component for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that make them ...

On an August afternoon, a conspiracy of golden-crowned sifakas made their way across Andranotsimaty, a settlement inside Loky ...

Ziva Community Initiative, has called for the adoption of digital technology and the incorporation of artisanal and ...

The World Bank estimates that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) directly employs at least 45 million people in 80 countries. Yet the sector’s reach does not end there: an additional 270 million ...

A lecturer at Nasarawa State University, Dr. Sunday Kpalo, in his keynote address, stressed the importance of stakeholder ...

The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) says foreign-controlled illegal mineral mining is a major threat to Africa's prosperity.

The leader said he will ask the Peruvian government to declare a state of emergency in the area to allow the eviction of ...

After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, ...

The government has 85,000 registered artisanal miners, most of them from poor and remote areas, but only 20% of these miners have formal permits according to government data. The rest operate with ...

Teófilo Kukush, leader of the Wampís community in Peru, urged the government to declare a state of emergency due to illegal ...