The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...

As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our unique ranking ...

Chris Musiime, a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2014, is an advocate for sustainable extractives management in Uganda.

Small towns embedded in agricultural areas have grown significantly over the last decades, driven particularly by the effects ...

The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.

Industrial mining employs 7 million globally. but artisanal and small scale miners comprise at least 45 million people across ...

For the past decade, a Santa Fe shop has served as the only certified fair-trade gold jeweler in the country, according to its owner and CEO. Now, Reflective Jewelry, 912 Baca St., also carries the ...

Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

The 2023 national survey identified 970 mineral occurrences across Kenya, including critical minerals such as rare earth ...

About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

It was reported that Rwenzori Shining Stars Limited would utilise the salt brine as a raw material to produce between 50,000 ...