1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (419+ words) Posted today at 4: 03am PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) " Group of Seven trade ministers meeting in Paris on Wednesday sought common ground on securing critical mineral supplies that are dominated by China, but fresh U. S. tariff threats against European Union-made cars risked straining unity....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (843+ words) Posted today at 9: 19am Experts warn the gap reflects a broader failure to confront what has become the country's largest illicit economy, with growing impacts on the environment, public health and Indigenous communities. "Political parties don't understand that illegal mining has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (374+ words) Posted today at 4: 20am Makeshift trenches with food supplies and utensils belonging to the miners were also dismantled, with clothing items left behind after the miners fled the site in Randfontein, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) to the west of Johannesburg. The operations…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (500+ words) Posted today at 2: 19am The collapse took place Tuesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Congo's Ministry of Mines said in a statement on Wednesday, the latest such accident in the country's mineral-rich and rebel-controlled territories. Fanny…...