The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least ...

BAMAKO, March 5 (Reuters) - Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 ...

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Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.

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At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, authorities and local sources told Agence France-Presse. Mali is one of Africa's ...

Anglo American Plc said it’s agreed to sell its nickel business in Brazil to MMG Ltd. for as much as $500 million. The deal is part of a wider restructuring used to fend off an unsolicited $49 ...

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.

The Debswana Jwaneng Mine in Botswana, is the world's richest diamond mine by value, being worth about £1 billion. The mine is managed by Debswana, which is a joint collaboration between the ...