The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa
In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...
Mining Weekly19m
Central bank buying likely to remain key to gold’s 2025 performance
Driven by factors such as strong global gold exchange-traded fund inflows and over-the-counter (OTC) demand, gold’s ...
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South Africa must go all out this year to regain ferroalloy renown
Year 2025 must be used to win back at least some of the huge market share that South Africa has lost in the ferrochrome and ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold
With ghastly stories emerging about cannibalism and mass death underground, it was time to reconnect with the anthropology professor and filmmaker Rosalind Morris, who remains perhaps the ...