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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 ...
Al Jazeera English24d
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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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 ...
The Conversation24d
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa ... s newly mined gold comes from small scale and artisanal ...
Mining27d
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 ...
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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 in 200 arrests ... Substances like mercury and cyanide, commonly used in small-scale ...