UNODC Supports Efforts to Combat Illicit Mining …
Pretoria (South Africa), 3 November 2020 — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its partners are exploring innovative solutions to prevent and combat illicit trafficking in …
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The fight against illegal gold mining in South Africa faces …
Figure 2 These graphs represent data shared by three mining companies in South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater and AngloGold Ashanti are two of the largest gold mining operators in South Africa, while Pan African Resources is a mid-tier mining company. While these do not represent the entirety of illegal activity in the gold mining sector in South Africa, …
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ISS: SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining
By the time the ban was lifted in December 2018, it was reported that around 1 687 illegal miners had been arrested. South Africa's legislation aims to regulate artisanal mining, but has little effect on illegal mining. However the government was criticised for having an excessively heavy-handed approach towards both illegal and small-scale ...
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ISS: SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal …
ISS: SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining. ISS Africa - 25th June 2019. For organised crime groups, illegal mining is a lucrative enterprise. In South Africa it's often linked to human …
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Five Practical Solutions to Curbing Illegal Mining | GOXI
1) Identify and protect areas most susceptible to illegal mining activities. Because illegal mining generally occurs in abandoned shafts or within improperly closed mines, governments can implement intermediate and permanent measures to manage these sites and coordinate long-term monitoring systems. Areas around abandoned and …
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Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for
A study in Madre de Dios, Peru, found that a barren floodplain, nineteen years after the cessation of mining operations, required investments in soil reclamation and tree planting of between US ...
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New interventions and sustainable solutions: Reappraising illegal …
46 Chamber of Mines, Illegal mining in South Africa: fact sheet. 47 Chamber of Mines, Presentations and speeches. 48 Zvarivadza, Artisanal and small-scale mining, 3.
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South Africa lawmakers demand crackdown on illegal mining
South Africa's mines, police and home affairs ministers on Thursday briefed the country's upper house of parliament on the government's response to illegal mining and other related crimes.
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South Africa's battle against illegal artisanal mining
The solution to the crisis of illegal mining in South Africa lies in addressing its root causes. This includes creating economic opportunities, improving …
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Dealing with the South African surge in illegal mining
A 2017 report by the Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) estimates that the annual commercial value of illegal mining and illicit dealings in precious metals and diamonds is about R7 billion. This activity has a significant economic impact on current mining operations, both in terms of losses of product or productive resources.
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Combatting illegal mining
3. Combatting illegal mining- Linked. Illegal mining is becoming an increasing issue for and risk to the sustainability of the mining industry in South Africa. It undermines the rule of …
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New interventions and sustainable solutions. Reappraising …
Illegal artisanal mining (IAM) is a serious environmental and social problem in South Africa. 1 'Illegal' mining is an act of mining that contravenes the Mineral and Petroleum …
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South Africa's chrome frenzy: Illicit activity leaves a small mining
24th July 2023 by Editor BizNews. Twenty-five years after apartheid, Witrandjie, a small village in South Africa, finds itself at the center of a chrome mining frenzy. Chrome, vital for stainless steel production, has lured outsiders promising riches to locals. But the once-communal land has been ravaged by unchecked mining, leading to violence ...
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Specialised task force to combat illegal mining in South Africa
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) ... But we don't think that is the solution to illegal mining. Illegal mining needs prosecution."
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Developing an integrated model for quelling illegal mining in South Africa
The global. demand for gold has triggered a surge in illegal. mining in various parts of the world, including. Indonesia, Venezuela (where 91% of gold. is produced illegally), Colombia (80%) and ...
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TECH NEWS: How to stop illegal mining in South Africa
Redundant mine shafts are becoming a growing risk for large mining houses due to a sharp spike in illegal mining activities. The fact that the Witwatersrand Basin has been cited as contributing over 50% of all gold ever produced on earth is an indication not only of the extent of the country's mining network, but how endemic the problem of …
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Africa's growing illegal mining: Financial drain and …
The avoidance of taxes involved in mining operations in many African countries, on its own, is claiming a growing proportion of affected states' income, says the IMF. According to an IMF report on the problem, Sub-Saharan countries are losing from $450 to $730 million a year in corporate income tax revenues shifted to other lower-tax ...
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SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining
ISS Today. SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining. Poverty propels most illegal miners into the industry, but ruthless criminal syndicates are equally responsible. For organised crime groups, illegal mining is a lucrative enterprise.
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South Africa turns to army in nationwide clampdown on illegal mining …
The Institute for Security Studies estimates that at least "30,000 illegal miners work in and around thousands of disused and active mines across South Africa". The black market mining also ...
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Together we will win the battle against illegal mining …
13 November 2023. Dear Fellow South African, The fight against illegal mining is seeing results. Last week, the Ministers in government's Justice, Crime Prevention and Security …
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The dangerous world of illegal mining in South Africa
Some will be arrested for illegal mining. Some will die. BBC Africa Eye meets the migrants who risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa's dangerous disused gold mines to make a living.
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Responding to Illegal Mining and Trafficking in Metals …
Africa's Response to Transnational Organized Crime (ENACT) project), José Antonio Dávalos (Ecuador), ... RESPONDING TO ILLEGAL MINING AND TRAFFICKING IN METALS AND MINERALS: A GUIDE TO GOOD LEGISLATIVE PRACTICES In its resolution 10/6, entitled "Preventing and combating crimes that affect the environment …
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New interventions and sustainable solutions. Reappraising illegal …
Despite its contribution to the South African economy, the South African mining industry is plagued by illegal artisanal mining (IAM). Although artisanal mining was recognised as a means to ...
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MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES AND …
Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 18 • Non-gold mining sector can grow at 3-5% pa, resulting in more balanced country growth rate (double size of non-gold mining by 2028). • If mining had grown at same pace as rest of economy between 1994 and 2013, country's growth rate would have been 4% (not 3.2%)
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Combatting illegal mining
Combatting illegal mining. Illegal mining is becoming an increasing issue for and risk to the sustainability of the mining industry in South Africa. It undermines the rule of law and property rights, affecting the state's ability to attract investment and meet its developmental goals. As Ursula Brown, head of legal at Minerals Council South ...
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Solving South Africa's violent and costly Zama …
The Minerals Council South Africa estimates lost sales, taxes and royalties of R21 billion a year through illegal mining. ENACT research indicates that Zama Zama outputs are in excess of R14 billion …
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Mining in South Africa: Employment threats, logistical …
December 1, 2023. Mining in South Africa, a cornerstone of its economy, confronts a dire situation as falling platinum prices and logistical woes threaten job security. Government interventions and corporate strategies are under the spotlight as the sector grapples with these challenges amidst a turbulent global economic landscape.
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National Assembly Debates Impact of Illegal Mining in South Africa
SADC and the AU must now find a lasting solution to the problem, he said. Mr Vuyolwethu Zungula on behalf of the African Transformation Movement agreed on the link between illegal mining and illegal immigration. South Africa "can't be a preferred destination for criminality, for drug smuggling, human trafficking, heists and now illegal ...
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Illegal Mining: Hawks & Department Of Mineral Resources …
Considering the prevalence of illegal mining across South Africa, several opposition MPs suggested that perhaps someone in a position of power had a vested interest in the continuation of illegal mining. ... He approved of the solution-orientated plan to introduce small-scale miners in reactivating activities. He requested insight as to the ...
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Illegal mining
Illegal mining and trafficking in precious metals negatively impact peace, stability, security, development, governance, the rule of law, the environment and the economy. Furthermore, illegal mining of precious metals is often accompanied by serious human rights abuses and it can have severe environmental impacts, including through ...
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