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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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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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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Brazil central bank recruited to save Amazon from illegal mining
Mining News Pro - The threat to the Brazilian Amazon posed by illegal mining is so big that the formal mining industry is trying to get the country’s central bank involved.
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Hundreds of hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed by illegal mining in Venezuela
Mining News Pro - Over 1,200 hectares of pristine rainforest in Venezuela’s southern Bolívar state have been destroyed by unregulated mining operations and other illegal activities taking place within the so-called Orinoco Mining Arc.
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The Effects of Illegal Mining on Lungs of Earth
Mining News Pro - Tropical rainforests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because they generally draw in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.
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Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela
Mining News Pro - The Chief Commander of Colombia’s Military Forces, General Luis Fernando Navarro, said this weekend that some 1,500 members of organized crime groups, including 18 bosses of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and 20 heads of dissident gangs, are now operating from Venezuela.
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Illegal mining operations in Ecuador down by 60%
Mining News Pro - Ecuador’s Agency for Mining Control and Regulation ARCOM reported that illegal mining operations in the country went down by 60% during the period January-October 2019, compared to the same period in the previous year.
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Peruvian president says fight against illegal mining in the Amazon is ongoing
Mining News Pro - Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra shared a video on his social media channels where he announces that authorities are going to have a permanent presence in the Amazon to guard against the development of illegal mining activities.
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Is Kubheka’s Murder Linked to Illegal Mining?
Mining News Pro - Speculation about Tragic Mining Murder As violent clashes in the South African mining industry are escalating, the death toll is rising and company bosses and ...
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