Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government .

At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday.

The chronic challenge of illegal gold mining — known locally as “galamsey” — was a major issue during Ghana's presidential election campaign last month and a source of concern for voters ...

There have been several conflicts between security officers and mining communities in the past, but the situation has been exacerbated by the country's current economic problems. Ghana is going ...

local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site ...

The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns", had forced their way ...

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

Government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following recent deadly clashes on concessions of some Ghana Chamber ...

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

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