In 2023, the World Bank and the World Gold Council launched a partnership to promote sustainable and responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The two institutions bring their ...

In Ghana, illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, remains one of Ghana’s most stubborn national challenges.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...

July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...

Ghana expects to rake in $12-billion a year from small-scale gold production if output doubles as planned. Gold exports from the country have surged as international prices have soared, and much of ...

To mark International Women’s Day we’re digging into an often overlooked, but critical sector for the global economy, and for many millions of women: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). From gold, ...

QUITO, June 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador's mining ministry announced on Monday the launch of a new registry of concessions for the first time in seven years in an effort to attract more mining projects to ...

Sunyani(Bono), Sept. 21, GNA – As illegal mining, “galamsey,” continues to threaten Ghana’s environment and mining sector, the country faces a critical juncture in addressing this menace, a practice ...

Small businesses across Namibia are reaping new opportunities through the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Energy's Equipment Aid Scheme, a government initiative designed to give micro, small and ...