‘Before, the land sustained us’: Who benefits from Guinea’s bauxite wealth?
The country has vast reserves of the ore, a source material for aluminium. But citizens still languish in poverty.
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Criminal charges in Bosnian mine lead poisoning
A Canadian mining group is facing a criminal complaint after hundreds tested positive for lead poisoning in Bosnia.
Published On 7 May 2026
Mapping Mali’s gold and natural resource wealth
The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits.
Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion
The national mining agency had warned weeks earlier that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.
Is the US forcing Zambia to trade minerals for lives?
Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.
Published On 29 Apr 2026
DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines
US hopes to secure access to critical minerals as DRC struggles with rebel groups for control of areas with reserves.
Afghan men draw water from Kunar River to sift through excavated mountainside stones in search of gold nuggets near mud-brick houses at the Kharwalu area of Naray district, Kunar province. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan men carry sacks of excavated mountainside stones before emptying them onto a sieve in search of gold nuggets. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Men pour water over a sieve as they sift through mountainside stones. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Men dig a mountainside and sieve stones in search of gold nuggets along the Kunar riverbed. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A man digs a mountainside along the Kunar riverbed before sieving stones in search of gold nuggets in the Song area of Ghaziabad district, Kunar province. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Najibullah Hanif, the province's information chief, says locals learned panning techniques from miners arriving from gold-rich provinces. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
"Some started to dig with machines, an excavator; some locals came and asked the Islamic Emirate (of Afghanistan) to stop them because it destroys the river and the mountains," said Hanif. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Hanif estimates that thousands in Kunar now pan for gold using traditional methods sanctioned by authorities. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghanistan's mineral wealth has increasingly attracted both domestic and international investors, with Taliban authorities actively promoting mining operations throughout the country. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan men use traditional gold-panning methods to sort gold nuggets extracted from mountainside stones along the Kunar riverbed. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
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Man rescued after two weeks trapped in collapsed Mexico mine
A man trapped for nearly two weeks in a flooded gold mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, has been rescued by military divers.
Published On 9 Apr 2026
Trump to pursue stability with China’s Xi in May meeting, USTR Greer says
The US is ‘not looking for a massive confrontation’, Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.
Minerals for aid: Are new US health deals ‘exploiting’ African countries?
Zimbabwe and Zambia have pushed back against ‘lopsided’ agreements after US asks for health data and minerals.
‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
