Illegal workers have taken over AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine preventing the operation’s
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India launches space technology to tackle illegal mining
Tanzanian miners freed after 41 days trapped underground
Five Tanzanian gold miners have been rescued from a collapsed shaft, after spending 41 days trapped underground, eating cockroaches and frogs to survive.
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Illegal miners killed in Indonesian mine collapse
At least illegal 12 miners are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in Indonesia’s West Java province on Tuesday night.
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Indian ascetic hunger strikes against sand mining
A Matri Sadan ascetic has fasted for 13 days in protest against illegal sand mining in northern India.
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New eye-in-the-sky to combat illegal mining in Peru
Peru has taken the battle against illegal mining into outer-space, using their French-built Astrosat-300 to carry out surveillance across the country.
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War may be declared on illegal miners
South Africa may look to call in the defence force as it fights illegal gold mining and seals old mines.
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More than 200 illegal gold miners trapped underground
More than 200 illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground following a rockfall at a South African gold mine.
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Illegal Chinese miners held in the Philippines
Eighteen Chinese men have been captured in the Philippines after they were believed to be involved in illegal black sand mining.
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Illegal Chinese miners leave Ghana by the thousands
The crackdown on illegal Chinese miners continues, with more than 4,500 miners leaving Ghana since June.
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A brighter future for rare earth prices
An ongoing Chinese government crackdown on illegal rare earth mining is finally paying dividends for the country.
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Illegal miners’ arrest won’t affect ties, China tells Ghana
A senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday the arrest of 200 illegal Chinese gold miners should not weaken ties with Ghana.
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34 Chinese officials reprimanded for mine accident
Thirty-four local government officials have faced punishment in the Sichuan Province of southwest China in relation to a lethal mine accident and an illegal mine.
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161 illegal miners in Ghana face deportation
The fallout in Ghana from illegal mining by the Chinese continues as police, immigration and intelligence officials arrested over 160 Chinese citizens since June 1, and they intend on deporting them.
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Illegal Chinese miner shoots Ghanaians
An illegal Chinese miner in Ghana has been arrested after he shot three locals with an AK47.
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Mexican drug lords now mining coal
Mexican drugs lords are making around $25 million a year mining coal along the United States border.
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Protests over Chinese miner killed in Ghana
A Ghanaian government crackdown on illegal mining in the country has killed a 16 year old Chinese miner, and sparked protests from China.
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Chinese crackdown on illegal rare earth mining
Chinese officials have cracked down on illegal rare earth mining, arresting 50 and recovering 1000 tonnes of rare earths.
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South Africa closes mine access to stop illegal mining
South Africa has created a task force to seal access points to mines in an attempt to cut the growth of illegal mining in the country.
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Australian miner arrested in Zimbabwe
An Australian has been arrested in Zimbabwe for 'illegally owning a company'.
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