Gold prices are reaching historic highs (https://ibn.fm/5Vz3s), U.S. national debt continues to climb (https://ibn.fm/d9mQV) and central banks are purchasing gold at record-breaking levels ...

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 ...

“There is an old truth in mining: that the best place to find a new mine is where an old one once existed – our district approach puts that principle to work at scale,” says José García, CEO of ...

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, ...

Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining ...

Richard Kwaku Kumah receives funding from International Development Research Centre under the IDRC Doctoral Research Award for his current PhD research on artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana.