Their equipment is also utilized in underground mining, drilling, mineral processing and surface mining to extract and haul copper, iron ore, coal, oil sands, aggregates, gold, and other minerals ...

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing.

Gold prices surge, luring more men to illegal ... deploying soldiers to arrest illegal miners. In some cases, mining equipment was seized and destroyed. Opinion polls suggest galamsey is one ...