Black Hills gold mining ban protects land, water, Sioux Nation church
On Dec. 26, in the waning days of her tenure, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivered a 20-year ban on new mining claims ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
Illegal Gold Mining Forces Ghana to Close Water Treatment Plant
Ghana’s top water utility shut down the treatment plant that serves its biggest mining hub following a surge in illegal gold ...
Negri MB denies claims of illegal gold mining
SEREMBAN: Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has rubbished claims that gold was being illegally mined along Sungai ...
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Around 100 miners die in illegal South African gold mine
South African authorities sought to end illegal gold mining in a derelict gold mine in Stilfontein. Their strategy was to cut off the supplies that were being sent down to the miners to keep them ...