South African miners more scared of losing job than catching COVID-19
For miners and mining groups like Sibanye-Stillwater, which employs 80,000 people in the country, the impact of the lockdown is more worrying than the actual disease.…
Miners miss out on lucrative gains from Madagascar’s sapphires
Miners miss out on lucrative gains from Madagascar’s sapphires…
Uganda’s salt miners use condoms meant to prevent AIDS
Uganda's government distributes free condoms to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. But salt miners use up the free condoms to protect against the harsh impact of salty…
The women emerald miners of Colombia
Fura Gems is vowing to make a clean break from the past. It’s working to win over nearby villages by offering to hire an unprecedented number of female miners. The company is…
Afghanistan: Gold mine collapse leaves several dead
Miners had been illegally digging for gold in northern Afghanistan when the mine collapsed. Illegal mining is common in the resource-rich and war-torn country.…
Left behind: Cameroon’s artisanal miners face Chinese competitors
France 24 journalists meet eyewitnesses (Observers) to discuss memorable events they have experienced. The programme brings to the airways the unique journalistic online project ''The Observers''.…
Deadly Peru floods kill at least 20
The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency after some of the most devastating downpours in decades. At least 20 people have died, including six miners, in a landslide triggered by…
Sudan’s Gold Rush: Miners risk it all for scraps of gold
Gold miners in Sudan are risking their lives to feed their families. They are using mercury and cyanide to get to the gold dust, and the toxic chemicals not only affect the…
Bolivian mining protest turns violent
Clashes erupt between police and miners over the 'neoliberal' agenda of President Evo Morales with dozens reportedly injured on both sides.…