Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar
The narrative of criminality is dangerous. It dehumanises destitute people, who are forced into informal mining to escape ...
Artisanal miners get the green light
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has described the approval of 20 artisanal miners for the ...
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Small-scale LNG on the radar to exploit Aceh gas discoveries
Independent Conrad Asia Energy is eyeing a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to exploit its discovered ...
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Failure to implement policy contributing to illegal mining crisis
Association says the government does not ‘have the will to act’ and the solution is regulation to allow artisanal miners to ...
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Ban surface mining - Statesman to govt
A statesman and retired accounting and business advisory expert has recommended a total ban on surface mining, including ...
MyJoyOnline4d
Sustainable and responsible mining: The successor to mercury mining in Ghana
Gold’s role in the global economy and protecting the financial security of nations cannot be overemphasized. It is a ...
The Citizen4d
Tanzania unveils new strategies to promote mineral value addition
Among the initiatives announced is the construction of a state-of-the-art mineral refining plant at the site of the former ...
GMA Network5d
Loose rocks kill coal mine worker in Naga City, Cebu
Loose rocks killed a 27-year-old coal mine laborer while at work in a small-scale mining operation in the City of Naga, south ...
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Passing of artisanal and small-scale mining policy will inject billions into economy - researcher
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is losing billions in revenue due to the illegal mining sector, something that can be fixed with the passing of artisanal and small-scale mining policy. A second draft ...