Mining of all shades and forms is inherently a polluting and environmentally damaging industry. Whether undertaken on a small-scale with rudimentary equipment or on large-scale with sophisticated

It is now generally acclaimed that the activities of illegal gold miners in several parts of Ghana's hinterlands have destroyed our farmlands and are further causing havoc to our environment (land and water sources) .

Chinese-led illegal mining operations have been accused of polluting bodies of water, destroying large swaths of forest, and encroaching on large-scale legal mining concessions. Carl Kojo Fiati, …

Toronto, Ontario and Fujian, China, Dec. 2, 2019 – Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. ("Zijin") (SSE:601899; SEHK:2899) and Continental Gold Inc. ("Continental") (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement"), pursuant to which Zijin has agreed …

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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The illicit exploitation of mineral resources has long-term impacts on the environment, including formation of sinkholes, and contamination of the soil, …

The Nation Newspaper Foreign cash fuelling illegal mining, terrorism in Africa, says Tinubu ... The President sought the commitment of the international community to help the continent win the ...

• Illegal mining generates approximately 12-48 billion USD per year. (1) • In Peru, almost $7 billion out of $14.164 billion in illicit transactions detected between 2011 and 2020 were linked to illegal mining. (2) • Illegal gold mining activity in Colombia is estimated to account for upwards of 80% of gold production in the country. (3)

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, linked terrorism financing to illegal mining. "Look at the illegal mining that plagues so many of our nations today. Those who think illegal mining has no ...

Sand is mined illegally in numerous countries globally—with devastating consequences for the environment and the people living in the sand mining areas. In our contribution, we highlight the confli...

The illegal mining on Yanomami land near Brazil's border with Venezuela is a window into what's playing out across the Amazon rainforest, which covers about 60 percent of the overall country. ...

The South African Human Rights Commission estimates that there are between 8000 and 30 000 illegal miners operating in South Africa. According to the Chamber of Mines, roughly between 5% and 10% of South Africa's annual gold production stems from illegal mining.The conditions in which illegal mining occurs have been …

Introduction. Mineral wealth is an important asset that can be used to stimulate or enhance economic growth and spur infrastructure development, including the building of schools, hospitals and road networks.1 Mining has played a substantial role in the development of Ghana, which is second only to South Africa in terms of gold …

A 2022 study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam concluded that we are dredging river sand at rates that far outstrip nature's ability to replace it, so much …

Sand is mined legally and illegally. While legal sand mining requires government licenses (Bikkina & Shravya, 2017, p. 109), controlling sand mining is difficult because sand is a common pool resource (Torres et al., 2017, p. 970). With sand prices increasing and sand being easy to mine, the illegal sand mining business has flourished.

Beech underscores the importance of transparency in collaboration efforts, which can yield local, regional, and continent-wide benefits, including infrastructure improvement, trade incentives, and the enforcement of programmes aimed at curbing illegal mining and the transportation of illicitly mined and beneficiated minerals.

'Grey' and illegal mining, in conjunction with associated money-laundering, are growing apace, and in some Sub-Saharan countries, have become entrenched. …

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 …

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 …

The study identified two key related factors that drive illegal mining in Ghana. First, the mines are transient but getting a mining licence is time-consuming. Second, the regulatory framework ...

The conflict in Buriticá is not new but intensified after Zijin Mining acquired the mine from Canadian Continental Gold in 2019. The gold mine, which is expected to produce 4,000 tons of gold per day has …

Across the African continent, illegal mining is a huge and growing problem, though it has become particularly prevalent in South Africa, where it has rapidly become both larger in scale and more organised in operations and international sales. According to Minerals Council member Errol Smart, "illegal mining here is mega-scale corruption and ...

Loss of formal employment in the mining industry and drought conditions in neighbouring countries are some of the factors that drive illegal mining. The Washington Post via Getty Images August 3, 2022

These are more prominent on the African Continent and even more pronounced in South Africa due to a multiplicity of factors. ... Illegal mining is largely fuelled by highly organized, dangerous, well financed and complex local and international crime syndicates which have up-to-date maps of mining operations. The syndicates operate in ...

Mining is a key strategic industry for Ghana, and in 2022 the country was Africa's largest gold producer and the 11th largest globally, generating an estimated 3.7m oz. Indeed, gold regularly accounts for nearly half of gross merchandise exports. Ghana also has commercially exploited deposits of manganese, bauxite and diamonds, with these being …

Illegal mining rarely draws heat from law enforcement because it looks like legitimate mining—trucks, backhoes and shovels—there's no property owner lodging complaints, and officials may be ...

FEC Approves Policy to Regulate Solid Minerals Sector, Combat Illegal Mining. Nigeria's Mining: Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities. ... Africa is renowned for its abundance of mineral …

Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale ...