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South Africa’s police minister promises to clamp down on illegal mining
3 weeks, 3 days ago

South Africa’s police minister promises to clamp down on illegal mining

Al Jazeera  

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Senzo Mchunu says authorities do not know how many people are trapped in the disused goldmine in Stilfontein. Miners resurface in South Africa: Three teenagers tell of mistreatment underground South Africa’s police minister has pledged to rescue all the people still trapped in an abandoned goldmine in the northwestern town of Stilfontein “as soon …

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Operation ‘Close the Hole’: What to know about a standoff between police and trapped miners in South Africa
1 month ago

Operation ‘Close the Hole’: What to know about a standoff between police and trapped miners in South Africa

The Independent  

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What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine
1 month ago

What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers deployed at the site. Police and military join forces in operation “Close the Hole” Since last December, police, government agencies and the military have joined forces in an operation dubbed …

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Zama Zamas test South African government's promise to crack down on illegal mining
1 month ago

Zama Zamas test South African government's promise to crack down on illegal mining

NPR  

Zama Zamas test South African government's promise to crack down on illegal mining South African police have been in a stand off outside an abandoned gold mine with hundreds of illegal miners who are holding out underground. LEILA FADEL, HOST: In South Africa, police have spent weeks besieging an abandoned gold mine west of Johannesburg, waiting to arrest hundreds of …

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South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground
1 month ago

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground

Hindustan Times  

JOHANNESBURG, - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely. South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground The police have blocked miners' supplies of …

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South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know
1 month ago

South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Police officials surrounded the mine and cut off suppliers to the illegal miners, hoping to force them out. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of hiding and face arrest by security officials in a tense standoff that has continued for weeks. Earlier …

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Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off
1 month ago

Court orders South Africa police to end mine stand-off

CNN  

CNN — A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up. On Friday, the South African Human Rights Commission said in a statement it was investigating the police for restricting the miners’ essential supplies. The South African Police …

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South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
1 month, 1 week ago

South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signaled the government was taking a more conciliatory approach compared to earlier this week, when it said it wouldn’t send …

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South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation
1 month, 1 week ago

South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation

India Today  

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. Mathe said they had information that the miners may be heavily armed, adding that since embarking on operations against illegal miners …

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South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
1 month, 1 week ago

South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft

Hindustan Times  

JOHANNESBURG, - South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out". South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft Police have been trying for weeks to empty …

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South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
1 month, 1 week ago

South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. Mathe said they had information that the miners may be heavily armed, adding that since embarking on operations against …

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Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
1 month, 1 week ago

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry. South Africa’s Federation of Trade Unions said it was “extremely concerned” that the situation “may end in a tragedy.” “Cutting off food …

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A drug gang stole 3 tons of gold in a scam so perfect it’s still going
1 month, 1 week ago

A drug gang stole 3 tons of gold in a scam so perfect it’s still going

Live Mint  

BURITICÁ, Colombia—Some 700 yards deep in Colombia’s richest gold mine, private security guards crouch behind sandbags, trapped in a failing battle with a drug-trafficking gang that has commandeered 30 miles of tunnels worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Trench warfare Illegal miners worm their way into the Zijin mine from a chain of small houses perched on a mountain holding …

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Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 30 dead as state of emergency declared near Porgera gold mine
3 months ago

Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 30 dead as state of emergency declared near Porgera gold mine

ABC  

Shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea's highlands, with security forces given emergency powers to quell the violence. Police said the unrest started in August when "illegal miners" inflicted life-threatening injuries on a landowner in the Porgera Valley, home to one of Papua New Guinea's largest gold deposits. PNG to …

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Many killed after shootouts between tribal warriors near Papua New Guinea gold mine
3 months, 1 week ago

Many killed after shootouts between tribal warriors near Papua New Guinea gold mine

The Hindu  

Shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said on Monday as security forces were given emergency powers to quell the violence. Police said the unrest started in August when "illegal miners" inflicted life-threatening injuries on a landowner in the Porgera Valley, home to one of Papua New Guinea's …

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A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe

Al Jazeera  

How illegal gold mining is leaving a trail of destruction and threatening lives in the mineral-rich city of Kwekwe. “The collapse of the classroom block at Globe and Phoenix Primary School is once again a reminder that irresponsible mining is retrogressive and should not be tolerated at any level,” the environmental watchdog’s statement said. “Some of them we are going …

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District Mining Officer Liable To Collect TCS On Compounding Fee Received From Illegal Miners: ITAT
1 year, 4 months ago

District Mining Officer Liable To Collect TCS On Compounding Fee Received From Illegal Miners: ITAT

Live Law  

The Raipur Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the assessee, the District Mining Officer, is liable to collect tax at source on the compounding fee received from illegal miners even in the absence of a valid lease or licence of mines.The bench of Ravish Sood and Arun Khodpia has observed that even in the absence of …

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'Movement' detected at South African mine where dozens suspected dead, but no search operation yet
1 year, 5 months ago

'Movement' detected at South African mine where dozens suspected dead, but no search operation yet

The Independent  

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South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light
1 year, 5 months ago

South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light

The Independent  

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31 die in abandoned South African gold mine
1 year, 6 months ago

31 die in abandoned South African gold mine

The Hindu  

At least 31 people, suspected to be illegal miners, are believed to have died last month in an abandoned South African gold mine, the government said on Friday. The fatalities are believed to be illegal miners who had come from neighbouring Lesotho, a tiny kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, it said. "We are receiving reports that other suspected illegal …

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Elon Musk brought the internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it
1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk brought the internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it

LA Times  

A barge used in an illegal mining operation burns after being set ablaze by Brazilian environmental agents in the Yanomami Indigenous territory of Roraima state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Since taking office this year, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sought to crack down on environmental violations, particularly illegal mining in Yanomami land, Brazil’s largest Indigenous territory. Others are selling …

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Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.
1 year, 9 months ago

Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.

Associated Press  

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. The environment agency, known as Ibama, has seized seven Starlink terminals in Yanomami land over the past five weeks, the agency’s press office said. Others are selling the Starlink terminals on Facebook groups for illegal miners, like …

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Police: 21 bodies found at mine in South Africa
2 years, 1 month ago

Police: 21 bodies found at mine in South Africa

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies suspected of being illegal miners that were found near an active mine in the town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. The Sowetan newspaper reported that the bodies were those of illegal miners who died when a tunnel at a different mine collapsed, although police declined to …

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Brazil votes: Indigenous candidates target Bolsonaro stronghold
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil votes: Indigenous candidates target Bolsonaro stronghold

Al Jazeera  

This is the first in a three-part series on Roraima in the context of Brazil’s general elections. “It plays a large part in the economy.” Last October, Bolsonaro visited an illegal mining site in Raposa Serra do Sol and touted a proposed bill to legalise mining and other industrial-scale activities on Indigenous lands. “If you are going to mine, you …

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