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  • Published on 05:21 GMT

    Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom

    Felicity Nelson remembers her 17-day detention last September vividly. The 34-year-old Ghanaian activist was one of 53 people arrested at a road junction in Accra after demonstrating alongside hundreds of other youths against illegal mining. In detention, …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Nov 24, 2024

    Africa Matters: Illegal miners dying for gold

    A crackdown on illegal miners in the South African town of Stilfontein highlights the challenges of managing the country's natural resources. With the mining sector valued at over $55B in 2023, many illegal miners are risking everything for a cut of …

    Source: TRT World - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on 05:23 GMT

    Illegal sand mining must be strictly controlled

    HÀ NỘI – The illegal mining of sand and gravel from riverbeds persists in several areas, causing significant loss of national mineral resources. The illegal sand miners take advantage of border areas and the complex terrain to help evade the local …

    Source: Vietnam News Agency - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 24, 2024

    Chaos at Mazowe mine

    The situation at Mazowe Jumbo Mine is complex and marred by corruption, violence, and illegal activities. At the center of the controversy is a man named Knowledge Rutavi, who claims to be a representative of former employees but has been accused of being …

    Source: Bulawayo 24 News - Neutral
  • Published on 03:54 GMT

    More illegal miners resurface, but run back into shaft after seeing police [VIDEO]

    Plans to 'rescue' the illegal miners continue. Police have confirmed that about fourteen illegal miners have resurfaced from an abandoned gold mineshaft in the North West. Police said the zama zamas resurfaced overnight on Sunday. A special task …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on 04:04 GMT

    Eleven illegal miners resurface in Stilfontein

    JOHANNESBURG - Eleven illegal miners have resurfaced from the old Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein as Operation Vala Umgodi enters another week.  Earlier this month, police intensified their bid to shut down illegal mining networks in the area.  …

    Source: Eye Witness News - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 24, 2024

    Efforts to curb illegal mining in Free State yielding results

    A 42-year-old man has been arrested during an anti-illegal mining operation in the Phomolong informal settlement near Welkom in the Free State. Police say they recovered suspected gold bearing material weighing 15 kilograms, gold processing equipment and …

    Source: SABC News - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Nov 24, 2024

    Stilfontein community to approach SAHRC over illegal miners’ rights

    Community members who volunteered to retrieve illegal miners from underground in Shaft 11 in Stilfontein in the North West, have threatened to approach the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) amid reported starvation of the miners. This, despite …

    Source: SABC News - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    Vubachikwe Mine Clinic gears for new life

    AFTER a night of senselessness and barbarism two years ago, on one fateful 8 November evening, Gwanda’s Vubachikwe Mine Clinic shut its doors to a community that it had served for decades, delivering decent health services to several generations of mine …

    Source: The Sunday News - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    Ministry Workers Seek EFCC Intervention Against Illegal Mining In Rivers

    PORT HARCOURT – Workers in the Ministry of Solid Minerals under the aegis of Federal Mines Officers have sought the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the fight against illegal mining activities. Speaking during a …

    Source: Independent - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 21, 2024

    Mining minister Barinder Kumar Goyal's crackdown on illegal mining

    CHANDIGARH: In order to provide sand and gravel at affordable prices to people of the state, Punjab Mining and Geology Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Thursday, convened crucial meeting with contractors of the commercial mining sites (CMS), wherein …

    Source: Punjab News Express - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 22, 2024

    Retrieval of illegal Stilfontein miners likely to begin on Monday

    STILFONTEIN - Illegal miners refusing to resurface at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein are only likely to be brought back to the surface at the start of next week, as government intensifies plans to shut down the underground network. Hundreds of zama zamas …

    Source: Eye Witness News - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground standoff with police

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Sleeping next to decomposing corpses and surviving on a foul mixture of toothpaste mixed with toilet paper. That's how an unknown number of unauthorized miners — believed to be in the hundreds — have been surviving for …

    Source: KACU 89.5 - Texas - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    Illegal mining | Extraction efforts continue in Stilfontein

    JOHANNESBURG - Police are monitoring exit points as extraction efforts continue at the abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West.  Hundreds, maybe thousands of miners remain underground after weeks without food or water.  READ: Illegal mining | …

    Source: eNCA - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    26 illegal miners arrested in Northern Cape following police operation

    Cape Town — The Kimberley Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, along with the De Aar Public Order Policing and Home Affairs’ Immigration office arrested 26 illegal miners in the Northern Cape. In a statement, police said the team moved on the group …

    Source: African Insider - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    Rising illegal mining worry govt

    Ministry of Mining has raised concerns about the escalating trend of illegal mining in the country involving both communities and unlicensed companies. Ministry of Mining Principal Secretary responsible for regulations Martin Kaluluma Phiri expressed the …

    Source: The Nation (Malawi) - Center-left
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    News24 | R600m court bid launched over alleged illegal mining at Optimum

    Liberty is seeking R600m in damages due to alleged illegal mining at Optimum. (Bianke Neethling/News24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're …

    Source: News24 - Center-left
  • Published on Nov 23, 2024

    Illegal mining | Government's handling of crisis criticised

    JOHANNESBURG - The standoff between illegal miners and authorities still continues at the Stillfontein shaft in the NorthWest. Police earlier cut off supplies to an abandoned shaft and said that illegal miners underground should come out and be arrested. . …

    Source: eNCA - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 22, 2024

    App launched to check illegal mining

    Chandigarh: Punjab mining and geology minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday launched the ‘Punjab Mines Inspection’ mobile application designed to enhance monitoring and inspection of mining activities across the state. “This application marks a …

    Source: The Times of India - Center-right

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  • Published on November 25, 2024 - 01:38 GMT

    Perseus Mining General Meeting Results

    Perth, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULTS Perseus Mining Limited (ASX/TSX: PRU) (Perseus) wishes to release the results of its Annual General Meeting, held on 22 November 2024 at 3pm AWST. All six resolutions were decided …

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  • Published on November 24, 2024 - 23:47 GMT

    Arrow Minerals Ltd (AMD.AX) High Grade Assays Confirm Bauxite Discovery

    Perth, Nov 25, 2024 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Arrow Minerals Limited (ASX:AMD) is pleased to report outstanding assays from its maiden drilling program at the Niagara Bauxite Project in Guinea. Results from Arrow's first drilling at Niagara Bauxite Project …

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