Gold is scaling record highs, with the gold contract for April closing above $2,100 per ounce for the first time. Analysts at Citi describe themselves as "medium-term bullion bulls," and see gold as a ...

For at least 16 million people worldwide, artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a pillar of stability and opportunity, particularly in rural, impoverished communities. But the industry is ...

Ben Radley received funding from the Leverhulme Trust under grant number SAS-2016-047/7. Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, ...