Researchers at the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation say they believe they’ve identified the resting place of a ...

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Madagascar plans to increase its royalties on nickel, cobalt, precious metals, and gemstones to 4% from 2% at present, a draft mining law showed on Tuesday, the latest African country to push for ...

A ‘sapphire rush’ has sent at least 45,000 miners into Madagascar’s protected rainforests The island's latest mining boom threatens a critically endangered lemur – and puts human lives at risk ...

The unregulated free-for-all trade in sapphires is causing growing concern in Madagascar, with allegations of widespread corruption and an increasing use of child labour. The precious stone was ...

Aiming to address this imbalance, Madagascar opened a school in October offering a training course in the science of precious stones.

Analysis - The chance discovery of sapphires in Madagascar five years ago has brought in its wake a frantic scramble for the precious stones. But there are concerns that the industry has had ...

The bill, seen by Reuters last week, shows that Madagascar plans to increase its royalties on nickel, cobalt, precious metals, and gemstones to 4% from 2% at present. It also proposes a government ...

Madagascar plans to increase its royalties on nickel, cobalt, precious metals, and gemstones to 4% from 2% at present, a draft mining law showed on Tuesday, the latest African country to push for ...

Madagascar's mining chamber on Monday sharply criticised a draft mining law that proposes greater government revenue from mining activities, saying the changes will halt new investment and ...