Unlawful operations have expanded across more than 3,000 hectares, while authorities declare themselves powerless against a ...

With gold prices at an all-time high, illegal gold mining is again rising— a recurring pattern between gold prices and illegal gold mining. Earlier this month, several top-tier news reports covered ...

Zimbabwe’s gold sector is experiencing a remarkable production rally, but beneath the glitter lies a reality marred by violence, smuggling, and environmental collapse. From Mazowe, Shurugwi to ...

Gold mining in Bushiangala, Kakamega County, supports many families but poses health risks, especially for women exposed to ...

Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their ...

Since the beginning of 2026, at least 20 deaths have been confirmed in connection with such activities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A deadly confrontation at a gold mine in northern Afghanistan has cast new light on the Taliban’s push to expand gold extraction, raising questions about the largely unregulated operations and their ...

New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...

Communities along Cambodia’s O’Ta Bouk River are experiencing severe water contamination, skin ailments and the collapse of fish stocks, which they blame on an unregulated gold mine operating upstream ...

Chile’s Central Bank issued its first major gold purchase since at least 2000, adding a “limited portion of gold” into its reserves in order to improve risk diversification in the face of more ...