February 12
Sudan: Southern Kordofan Mining Practices Prompt Environmental Outcry
Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold extraction using toxic chemicals harmful to both human health and the… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Minister Intervenes Year-Long Mining Blockade
Protesters in the Telkok and Hamashkoreib locality in Kassala have continued their blockade of the markets around mining areas for more than a year now, demanding environmental… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Activist Warns of 'Dire Consequences' of Toxic Gold Extraction
A workshop held by Sudan's Ministry of Minerals and the Sudanese Company for Mineral Materials earlier this week in Port Sudan, ignored environmental studies that ensure health and… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Sudan: South Kordofan Residents Oppose 'Hazardous Mining'
Residents in South Kordofan restated their opposition to mining activities that pose a threat to human health and the environment in the El Tadamon locality, on Saturday. Human… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Sudan: Four Miners Still Missing in Northern State After Shaft Collapse Kills 14
Four miners are still trapped under the rubble, and searchers have little hope for their survival, after a shaft collapsed at El Ahmar mine in Wadi Halfa in Sudan's Northern State… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Sudan: Gold Miners Protest Over Fivefold Fee Increase
Gold miners in Red Sea state and Blue Nile state are protesting the decision of the Sudanese Company for Mineral Resources to pursue a fivefold increase in the fees of a 100kg sack… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Sudan: Activists Stand Firm Against 'Toxic, Monopolistic' Mining Practices
South Darfur activists staged a protest vigil in front of the secretariat of the state government in Nyala on Monday, to condemn the practices of the mining company that operates… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Sudan: Road Closure Threat As Mining Company Charges Activists and Refuses to Obey Agreement
The Delgo Mining Company is pressing charges against five protesters in Sudan's Northern State for 'causing the suspension of a gold mining plant', which uses the highly toxic… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Sudan: New Anti-Gold Mining Protests in Red Sea State As Military 'Procrastinates'
Karrar Askar, a member of the protest committee against gold mining in Dordeib, Red Sea state, accused commanders of the 45th Infantry Brigade of procrastinating with regard to… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Sudan: Protests Against Gold Mining Continue in Sudan Red Sea State
The Port Sudan-Kassala highway near Dordeib in Red Sea state remained closed yesterday after protestors decided to extend their roadblocks due to a lack of reaction from… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Sudan: More Anti-Gold Mining Protests As Cyanide Poses Environmental and Health Risk
People in Sirba in West Darfur have called on the state authorities to intervene and stop illegal mining excavations in the area in which toxic cyanide is used. In Red Sea state,… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Sudan: More Tension Around Mining in Sudan's Red Sea State
Areas in Halayeb and Jubeit El Ma'aden in the northern part of Red Sea state are witnessing tensions due to the behaviour of mining companies. The El Bishariyin Youth Secretariat… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's 2022 Gold Production 'Highest in History'
The Sudanese Mineral Resources Company announced the production of more than 18 tons of gold during 2022, describing it as the highest productivity in the history of the mineral… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Sudan: Locals Reject Gold Mining Companies That Use Cyanide in South Kordofan
Resistance committees in Ghadeer, South Kordofan, have renewed their categorical rejection of the return of mining companies to the area and warned Sudan's security forces against… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Sudan: Demanding Bodies Association Condemns Toxic Impact of Gold Mining
Gold extraction through chemical treatment with materials containing cyanide is causing an environmental disaster in Red Sea state, according to a statement by the local Demanding… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Sudan: Residents Protest Mining Company Activities in Rivel Nile State
The sit-in in Abu Hamad, River Nile state, to demand the expulsion of mining companies from the area of El Fida, continued yesterday for the sixth day. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Sudan: 12 Miners Still Missing After North Darfur Shaft Collapse
Eight bodies have been retrieved from the rubble, while 12 miners are still unaccounted for after a shaft collapsed in the Jebel Amer gold mining area of El Sereif locality in… Read more »
September 11, 2022
Sudan: Gold Remains the Country's Largest Export Commodity
The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) report on foreign trade states that gold still remains the largest export commodity from Sudan. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Sudan: Sudan River Nile Sit-in Against Harmful Mining Practices Enters Second Week
A sit-in against toxic and harmful mining practices in River Nile state has entered its second week. The sit-in reportedly succeeded in halting all mining operations in the area,… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Sudan: Call for Protests After Report Accuses Russia of 'Looting' Gold Reserves
CNN published an investigation that had been seven months in the making disclosing how "Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine" with the… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Sudan: Sudanese Company for Mineral Resources Provides U.S.$45 Mln Gold Revenue
The Sudanese Company for Mineral Resources announced on Sunday that it provided the state treasury with more than 45 million dollars in ten days, an unprecedented amount. Read more »
May 05, 2022
Sudan: At Least Eight Dead, Five Missing in Darfur Mine Collapse
At least eight miners were killed in the collapse of four mining shafts in the Karakil mine, north of Zalingei in Central Darfur, on Sunday. Read more »
May 09, 2022
Sudan: Environmentalist Warns of 'Frightening and Dangerous Results' of Traditional Mining
An activist in the field of environmental protection in Sudan's River Nile state, Abdelazim El Badawi, has warned of the environmental damage, and serious public health problems,… Read more »