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 ...
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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 ...
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Brazil's illegal gold rush is fueling corruption, violent …
Analysis by Robert Muggah on 14 January 2022. Once the epicenter of the global trade in gold, illegal mining is once again surging across the Amazon.
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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 …
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High-voltage tower serving Poderosa gold mine in Peru …
A high-voltage tower that supplies energy to the Poderosa gold mine in the northwestern Peruvian province of Pataz was taken down by illegal miners, Minera Poderosa said in a media statement. The ...
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The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon …
Increased prices and political pressure are boosting illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon, threatening forests, indigenous people, and conservation of biodiversity in protected areas. The rate of illegal mining deforestation increased more than 90% from 2017 to 2020, reaching 101.7 km2 annually in 2020 compared to 52.9 km2 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal …
Here in Roraima state, where all gold mining is illegal, they are essential for transporting prospectors and equipment to far-flung Indigenous reserves, including Brazil's largest, Yanomami. …
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Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away
Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away. It is estimated that illegal mining destroyed an area equivalent to 500 football fields in the Yanomami territory in 2020. At around ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Illegal gold mining in Indonesia: structure and causes
Illegal gold mining activities contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Despite such developments, its activities come with several ...
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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 …
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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 …
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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 ...
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Illegal gold miners threaten fragile way of life, deep in …
Illegal gold miners threaten fragile way of life, deep in Amazon rainforest. By Gabriel Chaim, Isa Soares and Barbara Arvanitidis. 7 minute read. Updated 9:48 AM …
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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 ...
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In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging …
Although illegal logging slowed, in part due to the government's seizure of more than 200,000 tons of timber, rare earth mining surged in Pangwa, a remote border area controlled by military-linked armed groups. ... Gold mining, which is broadly accessible and can be done across the state, has boomed. Areas of increased extraction …
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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 ...
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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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(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 ...
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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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The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil's …
By Manuela Andreoni, Blacki Migliozzi, Pablo Robles and Denise Lu Aug. 2, 2022. The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring criminal mining operations to the most remote corners of the ...
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Brazil's illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but …
According to the National Mining Agency, the amount of tax collected from the gold trade in Pará state, which has the largest gold production from garimpos, dropped …
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Illicit Mining: Threats to U.S. National Security and …
Illegal gold mining also has severe environmental consequences. In Colombia, gold mining operations frequently use mercury, a potent neurotoxin used to extract gold from the sediment, …
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Illegal gold mining in Venezuela causing deaths, …
About 90% of Venezuela's total gold production comes from clandestine mines. It's estimated that about 100,000 people are currently involved in the illegal extraction and smuggling of gold to ...
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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 …
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