9 arrested for illegal mining in Mbombela
9 arrested for illegal mining in Mbombela. Saturday 30 March 2024 - 19:00pm. MBOMBELA - A total of 9 suspects have been arrested and 30 generators seized during operation valaumgodi on a farm in ...
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The catastrophe that spurred Brazil's crackdown on illegal mining | CNN
He let the illness of mining in," Davi says of Bolsonaro. An illegal mining area is seen in Yanomami indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, on February 3, 2023. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
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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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Peru's Operation Mercury stopped most illegal gold mining …
Excavated mining pits ("mining ponds") in illegal mining areas decreased by up to 5% per year as compared to increasing by 33% to 90% per year before the intervention. ... E-mail the story
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Inside the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand | Scientific American
Luis Fernando Ramadon, a federal police specialist in Brazil who studies extractive industries, estimates that the global illegal sand trade ranges from $200 billion to $350 billion a year—more ...
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Forestry Commission laments on safety of staff due to illegal mining
Forestry Commission laments on safety of staff due to illegal mining. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the Forestry Commission, Sulemana Nyadia Nelson, has expressed concern over the safety of staff manning Ghana's forests, particularly those in mining communities. He made these remarks during the National House of Chiefs …
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Illegal logging in Palawan stokes fears of a mining …
Recently, the 42-year-old Mata said he has been aghast to see felled trees. According to Mata, local people are alarmed not just by the illegal logging, but also by what they fear the activity ...
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Illegal Mining in Ghana: a tale of a failed state
Illegal Mining in Ghana: a tale of a failed state. By Tahiru Lukman. 12.02.2021 LISTEN. Gold mining remains one of the drivers of Ghana's economic dynamics. The abundance of gold deposits in Ghana in the pre-colonial days earned the countries the name Gold Coast (Land of Gold). From the pre-colonial days to now post …
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71 suspected illegal miners arrested on farm near Kimberley
The group of suspects, of which four are women, aged between 24 and 45 years old, and 67 are men, aged between 20 and 63, were allegedly illegally mining on the farm.
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Illegal Mining News, Research and Analysis
Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here. Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand. Artisanal gold mining is highly organised and rule-bound. Men ...
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Illegal mining case: ED raids over dozen locations in Rajasthan
To tackle unlicensed and illegal mining, the government has been using remote sensing data and a geographic information system. Last year, the Rajasthan Police filed 813 cases and arrested 330 ...
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How They Did It: Uncovering a Vast Network of Illegal …
Stories. » How They Did It » Methodology. How They Did It: Uncovering a Vast Network of Illegal Mining in Venezuela. by Mariel Lozada • June 2, 2022. Read this …
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Illegal mining booms in Brazilian Amazon 'promised land'
'Severe environmental damage' Illegal mines make around $800 per metric ton of copper they sell on the black market. This one typically produces more than that in a day, the miners told AFP.
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Response Framework on Illegal Mining and the Illicit …
7 Furthermore, illegal mining of precious metals is often accompanied by serious human rights abuses 8 and it often has severe environmental impacts, including through deforestation, land degradation and pollution. Several economic crimes can be linked to illegal mining and trafficking in precious metals; for instance, forging licenses,
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Illegal Mining in Ghana
This story map captures the breath taking story of illegal gold mining activities in Ghana. It illustrates the effects of unregulated surface and alluvial mining activities have affected major river bodies and how the …
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Illegal Mining News, Research and Analysis
Loss of formal employment in the mining industry and drought conditions in neighbouring countries are some of the factors that drive illegal mining. The Washington Post via Getty Images August 3, 2022
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A Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Amazon Tri-Border Regions
by Juan Diego Cárdenas and María Fernanda Ramírez 8 Aug 2023. Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon's tri-border regions. In the early 1980s, prospectors began ravaging Amazon's tri-border lands in search of gold. Since then, poor, desperate people and Indigenous ...
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Conservation news on Illegal Mining
by Sabir Hussain 9 January 2024. Illegal placer gold mining along the scenic Indus River in the area of Nizampur, District Nowshera, has escalated to alarming levels, posing a dual …
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Targeting Illegal Mining in India's Forests
Namati's Kanchi Kohli explains how public interest litigation finally forced the authorities to act against illegal iron ore mines in the forests of Odisha. 27 October 2014 – The discourse around iron and …
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Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gold Mining Share Plans and …
The police's investigations shed light on the connections between drug traffickers, illegal gold diggers, police officers, and businessmen suspected of being involved in the so-called "narcogarimpos.". This model was adopted by drug cartels in the Amazon to launder money through gold mining – a market with inspection gaps and …
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Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, causing …
A demand to legalise mining. On May 29, 2020, former and first chief minister of Jharkhand wrote to the present Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking him to revive mica mining in Koderma and Giridih areas. He said the police should not take action against locals who pick mica flakes. Marandi suggested an e-auction of these flakes and also …
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Illegal Gold Mining | Peru | Archive
The illegal extraction of gold involves destructive processes that devastate the Amazonian communities, their forests and their ecosystems. USAID works together with Government of Peru, local communities, Peruvian research organizations, private companies, and U.S. universities to address the threat of mining to the Amazon. The United States and Peru …
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How Illegal Mining Fuels Pollution and …
DONATE. Working as an illegal miner in Chocó, in northwest Colombia, comes with its perks. Operating the dredgers used to carve out chunks of the riverbeds in search of gold is hard work. Often …
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Investigating Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon
by Sarita Reed • October 25, 2021. In Brazil's northernmost region, the land of the Yanomami Indigenous people was once a natural paradise. But since the 1970s, this …
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Waste, Fraud, Abuse: Covering the Environmental Crime Beat
The story of the toxic barrels foreshadowed what was to come at the port of Beirut in August 2020, ... It includes information about environmental defenders, cattle ranching, soy facilities, violent deaths, illegal mining, and more. Related Resources. Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in Africa — Environmental Crimes. Illegal Wildlife ...
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Illegal mining in the Amazon hits record high amid …
30 September 2021. Illegal mining in the Amazon hits record high amid Indigenous protests. Satellite data confirm incursions on protected lands as Indigenous people fight …
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PNP to intensify efforts vs illegal mining, logging
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Monday said he ordered regional offices to intensify efforts against illegal and irresponsible mining and logging. "Because of what we have seen in Davao, yung mga nag-landslide doon, I am directing our regional offices especially those with mining areas, yung mga ...
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Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis for Indigenous Tribe in Brazil's …
The Amazon's Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying. Illegal mines have fueled a humanitarian crisis for the Yanomami Indigenous group. Brazil's new president is trying to fight back. Members of ...
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Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away
Palimiú sits on Brazil's largest indigenous reserve, which has an area similar to Portugal and 27,000 people. Mining is illegal there, but prospectors have always found ways to do their work.
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Illegal Nickel Laundering | Pulitzer Center
Mining companies launder illegal nickel all the way to smelting companies. They pay coordination fees to law enforcement officers. The early afternoon's quiet in …
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