Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold supplies. It supports 100 million people indirectly, more than any other ...

ZANZIBAR: THE Tanzanian Minerals Commission has encouraged Tanzanians to apply for Small-Scale Mining Licenses and establish ...

Illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, remains one of Ghana rsquo;s most pressing environmental and ...

In the Philippines, as in many places across the globe, mercury has long been central to how small-scale gold miners earn their living. Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they ...

July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...

The World Gold Council was in Ghana yesterday, January 6, 2026, engaging GoldBod on responsible Artisanal and Small-Scale ...

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To mark International Women’s Day we’re digging into an often overlooked, but critical sector for the global economy, and for many millions of women: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). From gold, ...

The Ghana Gold Board has opened discussions with the World Gold Council on a potential strategic partnership aimed at ...

The World Gold Council (WGC) has held a strategic engagement with the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) as part of efforts to ...