Mining

As India and Brazil forge a bilateral mining pact targeting $20 billion in trade, the industry faces a deeper crisis: one in three mining graduates now reject extraction careers, choosing analyst roles over underground work.

Allegations of police involvement in illegal gold trading operations near Johannesburg reveal systemic corruption that threatens both community safety and the integrity of law enforcement in artisanal mining zones.

The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union has formally submitted demands for a $650 minimum wage in 2026, arguing that workers have not benefited from soaring global mineral prices that have boosted mining company revenues.

Africa's untapped gold reserves valued at $1 trillion could provide economic stabilization against currency volatility, while Washington intensifies efforts to establish transparent mineral supply chains that eliminate conflict sourcing and generate sustainable employment across the continent.

Residents of Amankwo in Agbada Inyi Autonomous Community have launched protests following alleged river contamination by a coal mining company, resulting in mass death of aquatic life and threatening the community's primary water source.

As lab-grown diamonds flood markets and prices tumble, the natural diamond industry abandons geology for sociology, selling nation-building narratives over carats in a desperate bid to preserve value.