As M23 rebels cause havoc in the DR Congo, China has taken the unusual step to speak out. But experts say it isn't a total policy departure China rarely criticises or takes sides in African conflicts, ...

A recent study by Dr. Ignacio Montero-Ruiz and his colleagues examined the provenance of ancient copper artifacts discovered on the Island of Ibo off Mozambique's coast. The study, published in Azania ...

GOMA, DR Congo / North ... deployed in the area with a limited mandate to protect civilians and themselves. In all, about 30 armed groups are active in the region, where they have lucrative stakes in ...

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has rejected JSE-listed Gold Fields ... main mining lease for another 30 years and instructed the company to cease operations and vacate the area by April ...

An aerial view of dredges at an illegal gold mining area in the Amazon region of Peru. Ernesto Benavides / AFP via Getty Images Gold mining has ramped up across the Amazon rainforest in recent ...

Prominent Trump supporter Erik Prince has agreed to help Democratic Republic of Congo secure and tax its vast mineral wealth, ...

But a conservation group is raising alarms that the gold and copper mine is ... The open pit mine extracts 11 million tons of ore per year. If it’s expanded to include an underground mine ...

Open pit mining at the mine is expected to end later this year following the depletion of gold ore, but the company will continue processing stockpiles at least until 2032; the mine's current ...

is envisioning annual gold production of 280,000-320,000 oz. over the next two fiscal years from the Telfer mine, which it bought from Newmont (TSX: NGT) last fall. This production target ...

The acquisition of Newmont Corporation’s Akyem Gold Mine by Chinese firm Zijin Mining Group Co. for $1 billion has been finalized. According to reports, the deal executed through Zijin’s ...