MONTEPUEZ, Mozambique — Deep inside a forest, sweating men haul earth out of rough excavation holes and carry it in bags on their backs to a stream. Then they sift for the small, red stones that could ...

British mining group Gemfields said Tuesday it will pay 5.8 million pounds in compensation to nearly 300 miners over accusations of torture around a ruby mine in Mozambique, but denied liability. In a ...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Gemfields Group (GEMGE.L), opens new tab, said on Thursday a group of illegal miners had invaded its Montepuez ruby mine in northern Mozambique on Monday and killed two police ...

YANGON, June 13 (Reuters) - Torrential rains caused a landslide that killed 12 miners in Mogok, military-ruled Myanmar's "Valley of Rubies" gem zone, a source with relatives living in the area said on ...

Deep inside a forest, sweating men haul earth out of rough excavation holes and carry it in bags on their backs to a stream. Then they sift for the small, red stones that could make their fortune -- ...