Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

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Forestry police apprehended a Vietnamese man and five Thai nationals at an unauthorised gold mining site on Panompa Mountain ...

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The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine.

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An inspection of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek prompted by an elevator malfunction that killed tour guide ...

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Miners once lived and worked in Humberstone saltpeter works. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos ...

including illegal mining, contravention of Immigration Act of South Africa as well as for unlawful possession of equipment suspected to be used during illegal mining activities," he said.