Gold mining is literally sucking the Amazon rainforest dry, creating an environment where trees cannot grow, according to a new study. Researchers found that suction mining not only degrades the soil, ...

Under the terms of the agreement, Westgold is set to acquire an initial 150,000 dry tonnes of ore.

In the dry season, when the harmattan wind hangs low over Yauri in Kebbi state, the goldfields glitter deceptively ...

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