JOHANNESBURG - The face behind illegal gold mining in South Africa is that of a black man covered in dust. He is known as a zama-zama – a Zulu phrase that refers to one who takes a chance.
TRX Gold subsequently advanced the project to the point where a Pre-Feasibility Study was completed in 2018 and a new resource statement published in 2020.
Barrick Gold in a statement Tuesday confirmed that four employees at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been charged and awaited trial after their arrests Monday evening. Malian authorities ...