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• Conservationists Secure Landmark Court Victory Over OceanaGold’s Proposed Coromandel Mine Vents

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Australia & Oceania

  The Court of Appeal has voided a 40-year license granted to multinational miner OceanaGold, which would have allowed the installation of ventilation shafts on a public "paper road"...

• State Seizure of $1.9 Billion Gold Mining Stake Pushes Total Russian Confiscations to $50 Billion

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  Russian authorities have finalized the valuation of a 67.2% stake in gold producer UGC at $1.85 billion ahead of a scheduled May auction. The seizure, originally targeting business...

• PeaceGold Targets September Export Launch to Combat Illicit Congolese Gold Smuggling Networks

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Africa

  UK social enterprise PeaceGold plans to commence gold exports from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by September 2026. Working with 25,000 artisanal miners, the initiative...

• Burkina Faso Fully Nationalizes $607 Million State Cotton Giant Following Strategic Gold Sector Intervention

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Burkinabè government has authorized the total nationalization of Sofitex, the country’s leading cotton company, by purchasing all remaining private shares for approximately 75...

• Newmont Halts Operations at Massive Cadia Gold Mine After 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes New South Wales

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Newmont Corporation has suspended all underground activities at its Cadia site in Australia following significant seismic activity and subsequent aftershocks. While all personnel h...

• Military Raid On Kogi Illegal Mining Site Leads To Arrest Of Three Suspects

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Troops operating under Operation MESA have dismantled an illegal mining camp in the Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. During the coordinated raid, security forces arr...

• Trafigura Seals Landmark $2.8 Billion Gold Offtake Agreement With Ghana’s Heath Goldfields

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Global commodities giant Trafigura has entered a massive gold purchase agreement with Heath Goldfields for production from Ghana’s Bogoso Prestea mine. The deal, valued at up to $2...

• Moroccan Royal Family’s Managem Group Pledges $750 Million to Scale Continental Gold Output

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Managem Group, the mining arm of King Mohammed VI’s royal investment office, Al Mada, has launched a $750 million investment drive to increase gold production by 134% by 2030. Targ...

• West African Resources Projects Record Gold Output as Kiaka Mine Hits Full Production in Burkina Faso

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Australian-listed West African Resources expects to produce between 430,000 and 490,000 ounces of gold in 2026, marking a landmark operational surge for the company. The growth is...

• South African Gold Miners Pivot to Shallow Operations and Surface Reclamation Amid Record Global Price Surge

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Despite gold prices reaching all-time highs, South Africa’s mining industry is eschewing traditional deep-level expansion in favor of lower-risk shallow projects and waste-dump ret...