Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe revealed this during a mining health and safety briefing in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon.

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana (NCSSMAG) has expressed concern over the clash between some small scale miners and security personnel at the AngloGold Ashanti mining ...

The death of an activist opposing illegal stone quarrying in Thirumayam taluk in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu have sparked outrage and raised several ques ...

The Assam government is carrying out an operation to close rat-hole coal mines in the state, following the tragedy in the Dima Hasao district, officials said on Thursday. At least nine labourers were ...

The Assam government is closing rat-hole coal mines after a tragedy in Dima Hasao trapped nine miners, with four bodies recovered and five still missing.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Mining Marshals have unveiled their strategic operational plans for 2025, ...

Following a tragedy in Dima Hasao, the Assam government is intensifying efforts to close illegal rat-hole coal mines. Despite a 2014 ban by the National Green Tribunal, these dangerous mining ...

South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday. The statistics did not ...

Madam Emelia Arthur, the Minister-designate, Fisheries and Aquaculture, says the Government will merge indigenous knowledge with scientific approach towards enhancing ...

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo/Philip Tengzu/Solomon Gumah Tamale, Jan 23, GNA – The media and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) must work together to ensure protection of the environment ...

The murder of social activist K Jagbar Ali, who opposed illegal mining in Tamil Nadu, has been described as a 'deepest ...

Breaking news.   Commissioner Paul Nyathi Crime Reporter POLICE have named five of the seven artisanal miners who were killed ...