Illegal Miners

Saturday, 23 September 2023

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Tinubu to Guterres: I’m Ready to Take Tough Decisions Even if They Make Me Unpopular

This Day 22 Sep 2023

... vast mineral resources ... The president also said, “We are facing the great challenge of scavengers ravaging our lands and oppressing our people on illegal mines – taking our gold and mineral wealth back to developed economies by stealth and violence against Nigerians.

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Brazil top court rejects time limit on Indigenous land claims

The Daily Herald 22 Sep 2023

It was also a win for global efforts against climate change as Indigenous reservations preserve their forests, she added. Indigenous leaders said the Supreme Court ruling was vital to resolve some 300 pending land recognition claims that would protect their communities from land-grabbers and invasion by illegal loggers and wildcat gold miners ... .

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Brazil’s top court rules in favour of Indigenous rights in land claim case

Al Jazeera 22 Sep 2023

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Indigenous rights in a landmark case that weighed the constitutionality of establishing a time limit for making claims to ancestral territory ... list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Brazil’s Lula resumes creation of Indigenous reservations. list 2 of 3Brazil. Illegal gold miners fatally shot in Indigenous territory ... .

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Zamfara University Abduction: Delving into Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis

Beijing Times 22 Sep 2023

In a world plagued by growing uncertainties, nothing quite alarms a nation like the kidnapping of its most precious resource. its youth ... Setting the Scene ... The Incident ... This was not a random act ... Rich in minerals but plagued by illegal mining and banditry, the state finds itself at the intersection of economic desperation and opportunistic crime ... U.S.

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Alexkor’s annual earnings sparkle on exchange rate, higher diamond sales

Independent online (SA) 21 Sep 2023

Alexkor detailed a siege on diggings at abandoned mines belonging to De Beers and West Coast Resources, which necessitated a special operation on Tuesday at which more than 1 000 illegal miners occupying illegal settlements close to gravel sites were arrested.

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Nigeria's Tinubu urges UN to help curb exploitation of Africa's resources

Reuters 21 Sep 2023

"We are facing the great challenge of scavengers ravaging our lands and oppressing our people on illegal mines, taking our gold and mineral wealth back to developed economies by stealth and violence," the statement cited Tinubu as saying.

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2 workers die in illegal coal mine

The Times of India 21 Sep 2023

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Two killed in Tinsukia rat hole mine

The Times of India 21 Sep 2023

Two coal miners were killed in ...

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Peru's Operation Mercury stopped most illegal gold mining in one biodiversity hotspot—then the COVID-19 pandemic hit

Phys Dot Org 21 Sep 2023

Seeking to eliminate illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining activity and its many negative impacts, the Peruvian government deployed "Operation Mercury" (Operation Mercurio) in February 2019 in the La Pampa region, an area where gold mining is banned in most places ... Miners were evicted and mining equipment was destroyed.

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Tinubu to UN Sec Gen: We Will No Longer Accept Use of Human Rights Advocacy to Bar African Nations from Reforming Their Economies

This Day 21 Sep 2023

“We are facing the great challenge of scavengers ravaging our lands and oppressing our people on illegal mines —taking our gold and mineral wealth back to developed economies by stealth and violence against Nigerians.”.

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‘Illegal miners will destroy your land, water bodies, expose you to health risks; don’t sell ...

Modern Ghana 20 Sep 2023

... by illegal miners, stressing the potential consequences.

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Official says steps on to check illegal mining

The News International 20 Sep 2023

... illegal mining of gold in the Kabul and Indus rivers ... The official said the joint checkposts of the officials from the district administration, the police and the Mine and Minerals department would be established on the bank of the Kabul and Indus rivers to prevent illegal mining.

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Peace FM Online 19 Sep 2023

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Yamuna riverbed mining rules tweaked in Himachal district despite guidelines

Hindustan Times 19 Sep 2023

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said the state government as per the provisions contained in the Himachal Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) and (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2015 put many riverbed areas of District Sirmaur for auction to extract minor minerals sand, stone boulders and Bajri or gravel.

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Enugu Begins Sealing of Illegal Mining Sites

This Day 19 Sep 2023

The Enugu State Government has commenced sealing illegal mining sites and sites without environmental impact certifications and mitigation plans as part of efforts to check the activities of miners in the state.