Illegal mining footprint swells nearly 500% inside Brazil …
Illegal mining inside Indigenous territories and conservation units in Brazil increased in area by 495% and 301% respectively between 2010 and 2020, a new report shows. ... This story was reported ...
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How They Did It: Uncovering a Vast Network of Illegal Mining …
They identified over 3,000 mining locations — most of them illegal — and deforested areas equivalent to 40,000 soccer fields, many of them close to clandestine runways, in the south of Venezuela. "This collaboration… allowed us to show for the first time on a map the strategic points set up by the smuggling groups to take illicit cargo ...
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Ghana's illegal mining continues because the …
The sector employs over 1 million rural Ghanaians directly, while the upstream and downstream industries employ 4.5 million people, accounting for 60% of the country's mining workforce.But ...
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Inside the fight against illegal mining in the Amazon
Despite being prohibited by Brazil's Federal Constitution of 1988, illegal mining within Indigenous Lands continues to be a scourge throughout the Amazon. Nevertheless, destructive miners continue to …
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Ghana Court Jails Chinese National Over Illegal Gold Mining
The court in Accra sentenced Aisha Huang to 4-1/2 years in prison and a fine of 48,000 Ghanaian cedis ($4,000) for running an illegal mining operation, the attorney, Hope Agboado, told Reuters.
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Mangaluru: Police, mining dept officials raid illegal sand mining …
Mohan Kuthar Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru Mangaluru, Dec 13: A police team led by Konaje Police Station officer Balakrishna H N along with mining and geological department officials seized two barges in the area near Kadavi of Harekala where illegal sand mining was being carried out. The police and land mines department …
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Illegal Gold Mining Is Becoming the Scourge of the Amazon
Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend. ... More than 10,000 hectares were cleared for illegal mining in Brazil in 2020 compared to some 5,300 in 2017, a ...
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7 suspected illegal miners dead, more than 20 others …
The miners were digging for copper ore at the Seseli open-pit mine in the copper-belt city of Chingola, around 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital, Lusaka, according to police.
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No respite from illegal mineral mining for Nepalis
With no real mechanism to make anybody pay for conducting illegal mining, Shrestha says there is limited incentive to enforce regulations: "This is why rampant illegal mining has proliferated." ... Twitter - Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find ...
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Dozens of Illegal miners exit Ghana gold mine …
LONDON -- Dozens of illegal miners have safely exited an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana after they were feared trapped. Several illegal miners are reported to have entered …
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The Big Names Behind Illegal Mining | Pulitzer Center
The Big Names Behind Illegal Mining. Image by Tempo. Indonesia, 2023. An investigation by Tempo found illegal nickel mining by people claiming to be close to the authority. Many people have pointed out that natural resources are a gift that can easily become a disaster. Natural assets that are managed improperly, yet alone illegally, will …
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7 Arrested For Illegal Mining | Chandigarh News
Follow us. Chandigarh: In a crackdown on illegal mining in Pathankot, Punjab Police have arrested seven people, and seized an earth excavator and four tippers. Punjab mining and geology minister ...
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South African Police Investigating Deaths of 21 Suspected Illegal …
South African police investigate at the scene where more 21 bodies of suspected illegal miners were found near an active mine in Krugersdorp, South Africa, Nov. 3, 2022. South African police say ...
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The case of the reappearing Chinese gold miner gripping …
A Chinese businesswoman known in Ghana as "the queen of illegal gold mining" will remain behind bars in the capital Accra until next month when she and three co-accused will face court again.
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Specialised task force to combat illegal mining in South Africa
The City of Johannesburg has recorded an increase in illegal mining activities, which include tunnelling on the road reserve, below road surfaces and excavations of bridge embankments in recent years.
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Illegal Nickel Laundering | Pulitzer Center
According to Slamet Riyadi, Mandiodo village head, there has not been as much nickel mining in his village since September 2022. As such, dozens of trucks and heavy machinery have been parked at the port. One excavator has even been buried in soil. "There was a raid on illegal nickel," said Slamet.
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'Dirty Gold' chases 'three amigos' from Miami to Peru and …
The scheme originates in Peru's illegal gold market, but sprawls out into neighboring countries as "the three amigos" aim to stay one step ahead of the law. The book, which came out earlier this month, evolved out of a series of stories published in 2018 while all four authors were colleagues at the Miami Herald.
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Protesters clash with soldiers at Ghana gold mining town
02:09. 31 May 2023. Heavily armed soldiers have fired shots to disperse protesters in the gold mining town of Obuasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, amid an army crackdown on miners whom the ...
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Illegal Mining in the Amazon, with Manuela Andreoni
In this week's episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Manuela Andreoni, a writer at the climate desk of the New York Times. Andreoni discusses illegal mining operations in the Brazilian Amazon, why so-called wildcat mining has proliferated in recent years, and how these mining activities affect the environment and Indigenous people.
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Powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining, funding …
The Minister of Solid Mineral, Mr Dele Alake, has alleged that powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining were responsible for other criminal activities and involved in sponsoring banditry and ...
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Chilling claims against Abuja illegal miners
Illegal mining has been a chronic problem in some communities such as Karshi, Kuje, Mpape, Bwari, Kwali, among others, in Abuja, with precious minerals such as gold, tin and marble being illegally ...
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Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa …
Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In 2014, experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable ...
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'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the …
In his new book, Cobalt Red, Kara writes that much of the DRC's cobalt is being extracted by so-called "artisanal" miners — freelance workers who do extremely dangerous labor for the equivalent ...
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Illegal mining booms in Brazilian Amazon 'promised land'
Illegal mining booms in Brazilian Amazon 'promised land'. A miner works at an illegal copper mine in Canaa dos Carajas, Brazil, in April. Working under an improvised shed hidden in the rainforest ...
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Powerful Nigerians Behind Illegal Mining and Banditry, Says …
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has alleged that powerful Nigerians behind illegal mining were also the ones sponsoring terrorism and banditry in the country. ... As well as the main stories of the day, we like to accentuate positive stories about Africa across all genres including Politics, Business, Commerce, Science, Sports, …
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Conservation news on Illegal Mining
Illegal Mining News. Chinese gold miners 'illegally' tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary. by Gerald Flynn & Vutha Srey 7 December 2023. *Name changed for the …
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An Ecuadoran town that survived illegal miners now faces …
Banner image: Mining company Hanrine has denounced more than 60 people in Buenos Aires and says the illegal miners have now disguised themselves as "anti-mining" groups to block the entrance ...
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No new mining operations on Yanomami land …
The alerts of illegal mining in the Yanomami Indigenous Land have zeroed for the first time since 2020, according to satellite monitoring by the Brazilian Federal Police. English Español (Spanish)
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Peru's crackdown on illegal gold mining a success, but only …
The number of excavated mining pits or ponds in illegal mining areas decreased by up to 5% per year, compared to increases of 33-90% per year before the intervention.
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'Gold library' helps Brazil crack down on Amazon's illegal mining
Illegal mining in Brazil expanded rapidly under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, in office from 2019 to 2022. In the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, where illegal mining has caused a humanitarian ...
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