Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of Ghana's gold revenues vanish into the unofficial, and untraceable, trade.

Departing Perseus boss Jeff Quartermaine grew the value of the miner 69-fold during his 12-year stint. But two other trends ...

There is still strong global demand for key commodities like gold and PGMs, which is supporting the performance of the sector in South Africa.

Mamadou Kwidjim Toure, founder and CEO of Ubuntu Tribe, examines the revolution reshaping global finance as central banks ...

KEDOUGOU – The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment ...

In South Africa, we are seeing the use of blockchain to track gold supply chains called the SAPMR system, which can be utilised to trace legitimate gold. This can be utilised to help formalise the ...

GOING FOR GOLD The processing plant at the relatively young Séguéla Mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, owned by Fortuna Mining, is one of many new operations the company is investing in on the African continent ...

Chile expects to increase its gold production by 25% following the inauguration of the Salares Norte project, operated by ...

A standoff over a remote gold mine in Papua New Guinea threatens Barrick Gold Corp Chief Executive Mark Bristow's streak of ...

In this week’s Miningweb Weekly, veteran analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to unpack the latest in the global commodities ...

Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s ...

Raymond Kazapoe receives funding from the African Union and Pan African University to carry out some of the research referenced in this article Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel ...