Informal mining persists in South Africa despite police crackdowns
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted
The demand for sand is soaring in places like Singapore. But extracting sand from the sea is destructive. It’s worth looking ...
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Taraba. Six arrested for violating Executive Order on environmental protection
The Taraba State Special Mobile Court on Environmental Protection, Public Safety, and Prohibition of Deforestation has ...
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5 Bindura mine accident victims named
Breaking news.   Commissioner Paul Nyathi Crime Reporter POLICE have named five of the seven artisanal miners who were killed ...
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Nigeria’s race for Chinese investments opens door to illegal activities
In the last three months at least 400 Chinese nationals have been arrested for fraud and illegal mining in various parts of ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
Rescue camera gave officials view of hundreds of miners in South Africa trapped in shaft
A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...
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NDC Majority Caucus chastise NPP of politicising Obuasi deaths
Appiah Accra, Jan. 21, GNA-The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday condemned the New ...
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
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Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal ...
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South African police say ringleader in illegal gold mining disaster allowed to escape by officers
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 ...