In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

Mali’s military junta started executing an interim order to seize gold at a mine run by Barrick Gold Corp., escalating a ...

The Malian authorities did not immediately respond for comment. Valued at around $180 million, the gold seizure is part of ...

Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...

The Canadian miner confirmed Tuesday that Mali’s military junta had begun seizing gold at the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex ...

Authorities in South Africa began rescuing hundreds of people sheltering in an illegal gold mine with videos showing corpses ...

A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold ...

Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed “Sanu, " announced the move on Tuesday.

Canadian firm Barrick Gold said Tuesday it was temporarily suspending operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali after the junta seized gold stocks from the site amid a months-long revenue dispute.