Macron looks to regulate illegal gold mining in French Guiana
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday the government is seeking to designate new regulated gold mining zones in its South American territory of French Guiana to combat illegal mining and its environmental consequences.
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Senegal opposition coalition promises new currency and revamp of oil contracts
A Senegalese opposition coalition backed by popular firebrand Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform on Saturday with promises to create a new national currency and renegotiate mining and energy contracts.
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Illegal mine collapse buries gold workers in the Venezuelan Amazon
The collapse of an illegal mine in a remote region of the Venezuelan Amazon buried gold workers, leaving many injured and feared dead.
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Brazil probes Mercado Libre sales of mercury used by illegal gold miners
Public prosecutors chasing illegal gold mining in Brazil’s Amazon region on Wednesday opened an investigation into on-line sales of mercury through Mercado Libre, Latin America’s largest e-commerce site.
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Barrick says outside actors to blame in new abuse allegations at North Mara in Tanzania
Mining News Pro - Barrick Gold says a human rights group making allegations of forced expulsions to expand the North Mara mine in Tanzania is incorrect.
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South Africa president deploys army to tackle illegal mining
Mining News Pro - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
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South Africa president deploys army to tackle illegal mining
Mining News Pro - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
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Citi’s mega metals trade shows global markets turning to glut
Mining News Pro - Citigroup Inc. has been buying large volumes of physical aluminum and zinc on the London Metal Exchange, in a bold metal-financing trade that’s made it one of the biggest players in the market in recent months.
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Gold trading hasn’t been this boring since the pandemic began
Mining News Pro - Gold markets haven’t been this calm since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to a deadlock between buyers and sellers that’s showing no signs of breaking.
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Vale to start building Middle East ‘mega hubs’ in 2024
Mining News Pro - Brazilian miner Vale said on Tuesday it expects to start building “mega hubs” in Middle Eastern countries next year to make low-carbon iron ore products for the steel industry, with the first one becoming operational in 2027.
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LME fights to regain trust after last year’s nickel crisis
Mining News Pro - The embattled London Metal Exchange is still trying to rebuild faith in its nickel contract after an epic short squeeze last year, according to chief executive officer Matthew Chamberlain.
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Nevada regains place as most attractive mining jurisdiction
Mining News Pro - The state of Nevada has recovered the world’s top-ranked jurisdiction spot for mining and exploration it yielded last year to Western Australia, the Fraser Institute’s 2022 annual survey of the global industry shows.
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Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations
Mining News Pro - The government of Zimbabwe has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera documentary last month, saying on Tuesday that it will launch an inquiry into the claims.
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New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
Mining News Pro - Brazilian gold aggregator Fênix DTVM and Minespider, which runs a traceability platform for tracking down the precious metal through the supply chain, completed this week the first stage of a project that aims to make Brazil’s gold sector transparent.
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New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
Mining News Pro - Brazilian gold aggregator Fênix DTVM and Minespider, which runs a traceability platform for tracking down the precious metal through the supply chain, completed this week the first stage of a project that aims to make Brazil’s gold sector transparent.
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Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surge
Mining News Pro - Authorities in Brazil are cracking down on illegal copper mining in the Amazon as high prices of the wiring metal attract black-market operators who normally focus on gold.
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Brazil’s Lula pledges to eliminate illegal mining, help Yanomami
Mining News Pro - Illegal mining will be eliminated in Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told journalists after visiting an institution for Indigenous healthcare in Boa Vista, Roraima state, in the Amazon region.
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Mega miners are hunting for deals after decade on the sidelines
Mining News Pro - In the rush of the 2000s commodities boom, the world’s biggest miners earned a reputation as swashbuckling dealmakers, taking on rivals in an onslaught of hostile offers, massive mergers and vicious bidding wars.
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Panama rejects First Quantum’s legal bid to avoid halting operations
Mining News Pro - The Panamanian government has rejected Canada-based miner First Quantum’s legal proceedings to avoid halting operations at the Cobre Panama mine, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
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Maduro exhorts Venezuelan army to combat environmental destruction caused by illegal gold mining
Mining News Pro - Venezuela’s head of state Nicolás Maduro publicly asked the Operational Strategic Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) to ramp up efforts against illegal gold mining in the southeastern Amazonas and Bolívar states.
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Canadian lithium juniors assess legal options after Chinese investors ordered to divest
Mining News Pro - The third Chinese company ordered to divest its equity stakes in Canadian companies is Chengze Lithium International Ltd., which has investments in Lithium Chile Inc.(TSX-V: LITH), headquartered in Calgary.
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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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The Challenges of Illegal Mining in South America
Mining News Pro - Energy attorney Inés Elvira Vesga published a column in Asuntos Legales exploring illegal mining in Colombia and the government's efforts to combat it.
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Colombia’s new president threatens to blow up illegal mining operations
Mining News Pro - Colombia’s new leftist president Gustavo Petro said that the armed forces will dynamite every dredge that is being used across the country to mine gold illegally.
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Nicico to open a 300-megawatt thermal power plant in Easter Azerbaijan province
Mining News Pro - Chief executive of National Iranian Copper Industries Company and the officials of East Azerbaijan province in Iran made a preliminary agreement to build a 300 MW thermal power plant.
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