Tag: mining

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday it had arrested the Chinese CEO of a gold mining firm accused of ...

Sydney (AFP) - Australian resources giant BHP said Monday it had dropped a bid to take over British rival Anglo ...

Conakry (AFP) - Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope ...

El Dorado Hills (United States) (AFP) - Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds ...

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - The G7 announced two dozen new projects Friday aimed at reducing China's dominance of critical mineral ...

Kwale (Kenya) (AFP) - Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United ...

Simandou mountain range (Guinée) (AFP) - At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of ...

New York (AFP) - The Trump administration is in talks to take an equity stake in Lithium Americas, which would ...

Jakarta (AFP) - Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite ...

Saritag (Tajikistan) (AFP) - In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-metre peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, ...