More than 150 people rescued from abandoned gold mine
More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province. Police say three bodies were recovered earlier this week on the first…
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South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have…
Kumaraswamy trying to scuttle probe in illegal mining cases, says ADGP
Minister of Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy | (Photo: PTI) 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 6:50 AM IST ADGP M Chandra Sekhar, who heads the SIT which is investigating illegal…
'Seriously ill' Ghanaian activist denied bail
A detained Ghanaian activist who was the key organiser of the recent anti-illegal mining protest has been denied bail along with 11 others, despite being seriously ill. Oliver Barker…
Brazilian police raid targets accused of laundering millions in gold mined in the Amazon
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday conducted multiple raids targeting a criminal group it alleged has laundered at least 3.1 metric tons of gold mined in the Amazon…