5+ day, 9+ min ago   (1052+ words) Two families in Nyakallong, Free State, are mourning the deaths of two young boys who drowned in a mine dam near Harmony Gold's Target 2 Rock Dump in Allanridge. Thabo Diloko, 9, and Lethabo Abrahams, 8, died after four boys went to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (623+ words) MONROVIA -- Liberia will deploy drones, satellite reconnaissance and joint military and police units against illegal mining sites nationwide, seizing dredges, excavators and mineral stocks and turning operators over to prosecutors, the head of a new presidential task force said Wednesday,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) More than 1,300 people in this Jorquelleh District town, Bong County, are drawing drinking water from a single working hand pump, two years after residents banned themselves from the creek below the town, which they say the Hurien Mining Company poisoned....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (222+ words) Most say little information is available about how proceeds are used. The exploitation of natural resources occupies a central place in the debate on Mozambique's economic development. Endowed with vast reserves of natural gas, coal, heavy sands, gemstones, and extensive…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) The Bank of Namibia has yet to decide whether it will increase the share of gold in its international reserves beyond the 3% target set for the first phase of its gold accumulation programme. Deputy BoN governor Nicholas Mukasa says the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (657+ words) Walvis Bay — Fishing industry workers, backed by community members and politicians, protested on Thursday against marine phosphate mining. They called on the government to ensure it does not negatively affect the country's fishing industry. The protest follows the Ministry of…...