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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:39 AM

With Zimbabwe going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, desperate citizens are turning to illegal gold mining to make a living, officials say, sparking violence and driving people from their land

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

Lamu islanders are engaged in a legal battle to stop a foreign-backed coal power plant that they fear could harm the area's cultural and environmental heritage

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 13:51 PM

The mine has divided Armenian society, with some arguing it would provide much-needed employment and others that it would damage the environment and deter tourists

Wed, 7 Aug 2019 16:39 PM

The protests started after livestock grazing near the mine began to die last month - something that residents blamed on toxic spillage

Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:44 PM

Company says land stripped of trees will be reforested and denies that the mine's use of cyanide will contaminate area

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:55 PM

Illegal gold mining in Ghana offers a route out of poverty - but prospectors are poisoning themselves and the land around them

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:17 AM

The project has long been lamented by residents in the southern region of Arequipa where farmers say the mine will pollute their fields and affect water supplies

Fri, 5 Jul 2019 11:37 AM

Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies and countries are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries

Wed, 3 Jul 2019 10:01 AM

The ocean floor is scattered with vast beds of minerals key to making modern gadgets from smartphones to solar panels

Thu, 6 Jun 2019 09:06 AM

Protests against a gold mine have divided locals, some of whom say it will provide much-needed employment