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The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even ...
Small-scale gold miners from Camarines Norte and Mountain Province are pushing for a formal, more elevated status for their ...
A team of scientists from Flinders University have developed a method to extract gold from ore and e-waste using ...
Authorities in Ghana arrested 15 people in a crackdown on illegal mining — also known as galamsey — intensifying ongoing ...
A new gold extraction method turns old electronics into treasure using pool disinfectant and sunlight — no poisons required.
Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) Dr Steve Manteaw, has encouraged small-scale miners to operate more responsibly to gain government’s recognition and ...
According to the association, Ghana's economic progress is heavily reliant on the mining sector, and therefore, the ...
By the fiscal year 2024/25, mining revenue soared 1.06tri/-, with small-scale miners contributing to 40 percent of that ...
Introduction Illegal mining, especially artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), has proliferated across many developing ...
A pool cleaner and a spongy polymer can turn used and discarded electronic items into a treasure trove of gold.
A new technique has been developed to safely and sustainably extract gold from e-waste, reducing reliance on toxic chemicals ...
At Kitanda Village in Kiruuma Sub-county, Mubende District, hundreds of artisan miners engage in the gold mining business. They built makeshift homesteads, using mud, tarpaulin, and reeds, ...