‘Before, the land sustained us’: Who benefits from Guinea’s bauxite wealth?
The country has vast reserves of the ore, a source material for aluminium. But citizens still languish in poverty.

The country has vast reserves of the ore, a source material for aluminium. But citizens still languish in poverty.










A Canadian mining group is facing a criminal complaint after hundreds tested positive for lead poisoning in Bosnia.
The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits.
The national mining agency had warned weeks earlier that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.
Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.
US hopes to secure access to critical minerals as DRC struggles with rebel groups for control of areas with reserves.










A man trapped for nearly two weeks in a flooded gold mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, has been rescued by military divers.
The US is ‘not looking for a massive confrontation’, Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.
Zimbabwe and Zambia have pushed back against ‘lopsided’ agreements after US asks for health data and minerals.
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.