illegal mining
South Africa to deploy troops to tackle crime gangs
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to help the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in the country.Gang violence is a major problem...
South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining and gang violence, president says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president said Thursday that the country would send its troops into communities to help police fight the scourge of illegal mining and gang violence...
Residents turn to community patrols as illegal gold mining grows in Ghana
JEMA, Ghana (AP) — As day broke in a remote part of western Ghana, a priest, farmers and other residents combed through the forests, looking for signs of illegal...
Brazil strikes deal with Musk’s Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to curb the use of its services in illegal mining and other criminal...
Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% — an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer...
13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found dead
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, Peru’s Interior Ministry said,...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said.At least 78 bodies and more...
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...
Inside South Africa’s ‘ruthless’ gang-controlled gold mines
Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up...
