【Boyacá, Colo】How the Operation to Rescue 71 People from an Emerald Mine in Boyacá Unfolded
Editor’s NoteThis report details the successful rescue of 71 miners in Colombia, highlighting both the coordinated emergency response and the ongoing…
informal mining
【Montepuez di】Mozambique: Police officers missing following terrorist attack on gold mining camp last week – AIM report
Editor’s NoteThis report details a recent attack on a gold mining camp in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, attributed to Islamist militants. The…
【Boyacá, Colo】In Colombia’s Emerald Mining Zone, Poverty and Inequality Prevail
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights the stark paradox within Colombia’s emerald mining industry, where immense mineral wealth coexists with profound…
【Ilakaka, Mad】Madagascar: For Better or For Sapphire
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the complex reality behind Madagascar’s sapphire boom, where soaring global demand fuels an informal mining sector…
【Coscuez, Col】Women Blast Through Gender Barriers in Colombia’s Emerald Mines
Editor’s NoteThis article spotlights the women breaking barriers in Colombia’s historically male-dominated emerald mining industry. Driven by…
【Ilakaka, Mad】In Madagascar, the Convicts of the Sapphire Economy
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the remarkable origin of Ilakaka, a town in southern Madagascar that emerged almost overnight following the 1998…
【Coscuez, Col】Women Blast Through Gender Barriers in Colombia’s Emerald Mines, But Struggle to Emerge From Poverty
Editor’s NoteThis article profiles the women breaking barriers in Colombia’s male-dominated emerald mining industry. Driven by economic necessity and…
【Madagascar】’Zone Rouge’: An Army of Children Toils in African Mines
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the widespread use of child labor in informal mica mines, focusing on the so-called ‘Red Zone’ in Madagascar. It…
【Nthoro, Cabo】In Northeastern Mozambique, Nthoro and the Curse of Rubies
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the stark reality of Nthoro, a Mozambican village whose discovery of rubies has brought not prosperity, but a…
【Sakaraha, Ma】In Madagascar, the Improbable Eldorado for Sapphire Seekers
Editor’s NoteThis article offers a stark glimpse into the perilous and unregulated world of artisanal sapphire mining in Madagascar, where miners…