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Interpol cracks down on illegal mining in West Africa as police make 200 arrests
PARIS (AP) — Interpol said Tuesday a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted ... like mercury and cyanide, commonly used in small-scale mining, pose severe ...
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At least seven people killed by army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti mine
ACCRA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A Ghanaian small ... Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West ...
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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining
Formerly called the “Gold Coast”, the West African nation is bending under pressure from widespread, incessant small-scale mining of the ... such as mercury and cyanide to separate the gold ...
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Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has ... “The scale of the disaster underground at ...
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At least seven killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine
A Ghanaian small ... of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West African country ...