China's embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR) has warned its citizens risk becoming "mining slaves" in the politically unstable nation's gold trade, as Chinese workers look to sub-Saharan ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. The chronic challenge ...

Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday it had arrested the Chinese CEO of a gold mining firm accused of causing "large-scale" environmental ...

For more than five decades, illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has remained one of Ghana rsquo;s most stubborn ...

JEMA, Ghana (AP) — As day broke in a remote part of western Ghana, a priest, farmers and other residents combed through the forests, looking for signs of illegal gold mining. They have done this for ...

Newmont collected $100 million from Chinese miner Zijin Mining Group as part of the gold and copper producer's exit from a mine in Ghana. Newmont said Friday that Ghana's parliament ratified the ...

Ghana is at a pivotal moment in its mineral history, one that could shape its economic future for the next century.

China’s embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued a stark warning to its citizens, saying they risk becoming ...