Four police officers face disciplinary action over illegal mining allegations
Four police officers are under investigation for allegedly aiding notorious illegal mining kingpin James Neo Tshoaeli’s ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
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Special rescue camera discovers hundreds of illegal miners trapped down 1.6 mile mineshaft since November
Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...
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Ghana's Illegal Mining Crisis - Environmental Destruction, Clashes, and Calls for Action
Accra - Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments ...
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Illegal miner, 19, convicted in Tarkwa
A 19-year-old illegal miner, who appeared before the Tarkwa District Court One for stealing items worth GH¢802 has been sentenced to three months imprisonment in hard labour. Enock Buamah ...
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Illegal gold miners resorted to CANNIBALISM gorging on legs, arms & ribs while sealed underground during police siege
The illegal gold miners had been trapped in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 150km from Johannesburg. Survivors have spoken out about their desperate efforts to stay alive as they grew ...
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Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The deaths came in a lengthy stand-off between police and illegal miners who make a risky living by trespassing in disused gold mines to eke out what is left of the deposits. In August ...
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NSCDC cracks down on illegal gold miners in Edo, arrests 15
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 15 suspected illegal gold miners in Egbetua Community, Ososo, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.
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R60b lost to illegal mining in 2024 – minister
Minister Gwede Mantashe. Archive photo: GCIS/flickr. Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the country at least R60b in 2024. This is according ...
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Ghana’s illegal mining crisis: environmental destruction, clashes, and calls for action
It is estimated that over 1.1 million people are engaged in illegal mining across Ghana, with youth unemployment being a key driver. Foreign nationals from Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, and China are ...
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NSCDC Arrests 15 Suspected Illegal Gold Miners In Edo
Operatives of Auchi Area Command of the NSCDC at Ode forest site of the illegal gold mining arrested the suspects in Egbetua on Monday night following a tip-off. Acting on credible information ...
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Maluku Police Investigate Allegations of Police Backing Illegal Gold Mining on Buru Island
Police are suspected of receiving bribes from the family of a suspect in illegal gold mining on Mount Botak, Buru Island, Maluku.