The renewed attention on Africa’s mining sector is arriving alongside a familiar compliance reality: projects are only investable when permitting […]
Mining operators across Africa are navigating a year shaped by surging global demand for critical minerals, shifting commodity prices, and
Environmental regulators and mining operators typically treat early-stage geochemical results as a trigger for tighter planning, because they shape where
As lithium demand accelerates for electric vehicles, battery storage, and broader green-tech deployment, Nigeria’s emergence as a potential lithium powerhouse
West African governments are reshaping mineral extraction by asserting sovereignty over deposits of gold, lithium, uranium, bauxite, and cobalt. Governments
Ghana is dealing with the consequences of illegal gold mining, including polluted rivers, contaminated soil, toxic air and degraded ecosystems.
Public protests against illegal gold mining and deforestation have intensified in Ghana. Organizers and participants are calling attention to surface
Unlicensed extraction and reported exposure risks Illegal gold mining operations in Ghana, known as galamsey, have expanded rapidly, prompting concerns
Millions of people in Ghana are dealing with the consequences of illegal gold mining, known locally as galamsey. The activity
Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica is facing severe pressure from illegal gold mining activities. Authorities say remote, densely forested
Zimbabwe has introduced an immediate ban on riverbed alluvial mining to safeguard the environment, a move expected to affect many
