2+ week, 5+ day ago  (284+ words) Kinshasa: At least nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a mine collapse in the Rubaya mining area of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported on Saturday, following a series of recent deadly accidents…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (245+ words) Doha, Qatar: Indonesia is losing more than two billion dollars every year to illegal tin mining and smuggling, President Prabowo Subianto said Monday. The Indonesian leader ordered authorities to step up enforcement earlier this month in islands rich in the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (197+ words) Accra: The Ghana Gold Board (Gold Bod) has announced that at least 8 billion U. S. dollars were generated from gold exports since January to boost the country's foreign exchange reserves. "The Gold Bod and the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) have generated…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (203+ words) Bogot: All 23 gold miners trapped for 48 hours in a collapsed shaft in Colombia emerged mud-covered but alive from their ordeal Wednesday to loud applause from colleagues and loved ones above ground. Images shared by the state mining agency showed the…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (135+ words) Santander de Quilichao, Colombia: Rescuers worked Friday to reach seven miners trapped in an illegal gold shaft that collapsed in southwest Colombia, officials said. The seven had been underground. .. Santander de Quilichao, Colombia: Rescuers worked Friday to reach seven miners…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (193+ words) Khartoum: Six people have been killed and up to 20 others are feared trapped after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan, authorities said on Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday in the Um Aud area, west of the city of…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (187+ words) Johannesburg: South African police said Friday they have arrested some 1, 000 undocumented migrants working in illegal gold mines in the northeast of the country. A police spokesman for the Mpumalanga province, where the week-long sweep took place, told AFP there could…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) Washington: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed an agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as a significant step to. .. Rwanda-DRC peace deal a 'significant step' towards peace: UN chief Washington: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed an agreement…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (357+ words) Tokyo: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday. Earlier this week the country pledged to work with…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (105+ words) Singapore: Gold prices rose on Tuesday amid growing demand and increased investor interest for safe haven assets. Spot gold rose 0. 4% at $3, 396. 67. .. Business / World Business Gold prices rise as demand grows Singapore: Gold prices rose on Tuesday amid growing demand and…...