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Inside Marsabit's dangerous illegal gold mines

Inside Marsabit's dangerous illegal gold mines. Drone shots of Illo gold mine fields in Moyale sub-county on May 27, 2023. Residents want mining activities to be closed by the government citing …

How illegal mining is driving local conflicts in Nigeria

Illegal mining and its associated conflicts continue regardless. The conflict has been on the increase since 2014, spreading across Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara states. Over 5 000 people have been killed in Zamfara State in the past five years. In February 2020, soldiers killed 13 bandits during clashes in Zamfara and Kebbi …

Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away

Last year, illegal mining devastated an area equivalent to 500 football fields on Yanomami land, according to ISA, and is likely to result in even more destruction this year.

Amazon rainforest in Peru, ravaged by gold mining, …

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

Illegal Mining, 'Worse Than at Any Other Time,' Threatens …

Researchers identified 2,312 illegal mining sites in six nations, and highlighted their toxic effects. ... Brazil — Fueled by the surging price of gold, an epidemic of illegal gold mining in the ...

Illegal mining in the Amazon hits record high amid …

Over the past decade, illegal mining incursions — mostly small-scale gold extraction operations — have increased fivefold on Indigenous lands and threefold in …

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UNODC recognizes the need to enhance international cooperation, technical assistance and capacity building to address illegal mining and trafficking in precious metals and …

How illegal gold mining threatens biodiversity in the …

Illegal hunting promoted by miners. Gold mining isn't the only way miners destroy the local biodiversity, as the people working on the mines themselves go into the forest to hunt animals for food. A study by the Amazon Institute for Man and Environment (Imazon) showed that the presence of miners seriously affects the wildlife around the rivers.

Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological …

Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communities. Analysis by Timothy J. Killeen on 9 April 2024. Floodplains are …

Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa …

Illegal gold mining in Ghana further exacerbates a volatile cocoa market. In 2014, experts predicted a global cocoa shortage by 2020. However, cocoa production statistics have been unpredictable ...

The Dangerous Effects of Illegal Mining | Greentumble

Destructive cases of illegal mining across the world. In South America, the $2.4 billion illegal gold mining industry has been destroying the Amazon and costing dozens of lives. In Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia, illegal gold mining operations by private companies have devastated local communities.

Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of …

In late 2020, an illegal gold mine on tribal land within the protected area was closed down after unpaid mine workers tipped off the authorities. MINDANAO, Philippines — Mount Apo, a protected ...

Hunger for gold means the Amazon has reached 'tipping …

The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River, and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities ...

Illegal gold mining devastates Peruvian Amazon river and …

The 70 illegal gold mining sites in the Cenepa River Basin. Image courtesy of Paz y Esperanza. An hour from Huampami along the Cenepa and Comaina rivers, toward the border with Ecuador, is the ...

Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis for Indigenous Tribe in Brazil's …

But by 2018, as Mr. Bolsonaro ran for president, prospectors were already rushing in again, driven by rising gold prices. Illegal mining soared — and Mr. Bolsonaro's administration largely ...

Illicit Mining: Threats to U.S. National Security and

The investigation uncovered a conspiracy responsible for the importation of over $3.5 billion dollars of gold derived from numerous illicit activities, including narcotics trafficking, illegal ...

What's the cost of illegal mining in Brazil's Amazon? A new …

Illegal gold mining caused an estimated $429 million (2.2 billion reais) in social and environmental damages on the Yanomami Indigenous Reserve in Brazil's Roraima state last year, according to ...

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In South Africa, it is illegal to be in possession of unwrought precious metal ore, platinum group metals (PGMs), gold-bearing material and rough diamonds without the required statutory authorisation. Illegal mining …

Illegal gold mining in Indonesia: structure and causes

A complex activity process and structure were revealed involving a range of actors. Politicians, government officials and law enforcement authorities added the complexity to the structure. Six main determinants of persistent illegal gold mining emerged: financial, low entry barrier, regulations and policies, supporting resources …

Illegal Chinese gold miners blamed for pollution, violence

Facing mounting tensions, violence, and pollution, Ghana has stepped up the arrest and deportation of those illegal foreign miners in recent years. In June and July 2013 alone more than 4,500 ...

Exclusive: Brazil plans legislation to crack down on …

Anthony holds an M.A. in Politics from Essex University. Brazil's government is taking a fresh tack in its effort to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, preparing legislation that ...

The drivers of illegal mining on Indigenous Lands in the …

These illegal actions stem from the new gold rush in certain Amazon areas, including activities promoted by illegal mining cooperatives (Instituto Socioambiental, 2021). Therefore, the Brazilian government needs to advance policies enabling the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on artisanal and small-scale mining, as …

In Indonesia's illegal mines, the poor risk it all for fortune | Mining …

6 May 2022. Medan, Indonesia – Lampang has been a miner at a community gold mine in Indonesia's East Kalimantan for more than 30 years. Even still, he does not like to talk openly about his ...

Inside the fight against illegal mining in the Amazon

Used in mining gold, this toxic chemical element seeps into the water and accumulates throughout the food chain, contaminating water, plants and lodging in the bodies of fish, animals and humans. In December 2021, a Greenpeace Brazil survey showed that illegal mining within the Munduruku and Sai Cinza Indigenous Lands, in …

Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon …

Before they were confiscated, the aircraft were allegedly used for flying in and out of illegal gold mining sites. Here in Roraima state, where all gold mining is illegal, they are essential for transporting …

The devastating impact of illegal gold mining in …

Illegal gold mining devastates the environment, causing deforestation, biodiversity and habitat loss as well as water, air and soil pollution through the …

(PDF) The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian …

Increased pr ices and poli tical pressu re are boosting illegal gold mi ning in the Braz ilian Amazon, threatenin g forests, in digenous. people, and conservati on of biodiver sity in prot ected ...

Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide

Now, a comprehensive satellite survey spanning 4 decades shows river mining has surged over the past 20 years and today affects 173 large rivers in 49 countries. The work, presented last month at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union, shows levels of suspended sediment have doubled, compared with premining levels, in some …

Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury

Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury. Aerial picture of an illegal gold mining camp in La Pampa, in Madre de Dios, southern Peruvian jungle in 2017. Small-scale gold mining has ...

How Illegal Mining Caused a Humanitarian Crisis in the …

An illegal gold mining operation on Yanomami lands in December 2022. Valentina Ricardo / Greenpeace. The question now — in the aftermath of both the Yanomami crisis and the attempted coup — is whether the police and military will follow Lula's orders. Both institutions were seen as close to Bolsonaro, whose cabinet included …