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Gang leader ‘Tiger’ evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo justice ministry orders probe into state mining company embezzlement
Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a probe into the embezzlement of over $300 million from state miner Gecamines between...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo jails three Chinese citizens in illegal mining crackdown
A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of...
Read moreDetailsMali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company
Mali's military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle...
Read moreDetailsChinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo frees most of Chinese men held for illegal mining
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed 14 of the 17 Chinese men arrested on suspicion of running an illegal gold mine in...
Read moreDetailsNigeria resumes mining in Zamfara state on improved security
Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of...
Read moreDetailsCentral African Republic: 10 dead in an ambush near a diamond mine
In the Central African Republic, gunmen killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their customers near the diamond-mining town...
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