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Chinese 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...
Read moreDetailsAustralian mining company to pay Mali $160 million to resolve tax dispute, free staff
Australia's Resolute Mining said on Monday that it would pay $160 million to Mali's government to help resolve a tax dispute...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s President Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police...
Read moreDetailsGhana: President Akufo-Addo unveils largest single-stream gold mine in West Africa
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo of Ghana has inaugurated Cardinal Namdini Limited in the Talensi District in the Upper...
Read moreDetailsDirector of Australian gold company in Mali arrested
Authorities in Mali have arrested the chief executive and two other employees of Australian gold mining company Resolute Mining while...
Read moreDetails8 miners dead, 1 missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
Eight miners died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine in...
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