South Africa plans special police force to combat illegal miners
Mining News Pro - The South African Police Service will establish a specialized force to combat illegal mining that’s robbing the nation of revenue and hampering operations at mineral companies.
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Bolivian senator, Indigenous representatives attacked by illegal miners
Mining News Pro - Bolivian senator Cecilia Requena, members of the Senate’s Land and Territory Committee and representatives from Amazonian Indigenous organizations were attacked over the weekend when conducting an inspection in an area near the Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.
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Illegal miners may spread covid-19 among indigenous communities in Venezuela, Brazil
Mining News Pro - Five NGOs that work for Indigenous rights in Venezuela issued a statement asking authorities to take immediate action against illegal miners operating in the Venezuelan and Brazilian Amazon, as they are likely to spread covid-19 in the region.
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Illegal miners sentenced to jail in Peru
Mining News Pro - Seven people conducting illegal mining activities in the Quispicanchi province of southeastern Peru were issued sentences of five to six years in jail by the regional Environmental Prosecutor`s Office in Cusco.
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At least 13 illegal miners in north-eastern India feared killed
Mining News Pro - According to preliminary reports received from government officials, the trapped miners may have been killed in the coal mine in the coal-rich Jantia hills.
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South Africa: 2 Suspected Illegal Miners Crushed to Death After Hole Collapses
Mining News Pro - Two men believed to have been mining illegally were killed in Kleinsee in the Northern Cape on Monday.
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Indian government tighten screws on illegal miners
Mining News - In a further clampdown, the Indian government has issued a directive that illegal mining projects will not be regularized unless violators submit to the Supreme Court giving an undertaking of compliance and payment of court-imposed penalties.
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