South Africa’s ANC government employs police blockade to trap illegal gold miners underground
The police’s murderous tactics, dubbed “surrender or starve”, have caused outrage in South Africa where unemployment has ...
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China-Africa Precious Metals Opens New Gold Processing Plant, Creating 4,000 Jobs in North West
Premier Mokgosi highlighted that this significant investment is the result of the government’s ongoing efforts to tackle ...
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World Gold Council: African Central Banks Purchase Gold in Bid to Fight Illegal Mining (report)
In recent years, central banks in several African nations, including Nigeria and Ghana, have started gold-purchasing programs. These programs boost foreign exchange reserves and aim to address a ...
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Barrick, Resolute, GAC, Iamgold, Orano: All you need to know about the Sahel mining fiasco
The arrest of the Resolute Mining executives on 8 November in Bamako is the latest example of how West African miners in ...