Menu
In July 2024 the Human Rights Law Centre and Rio Tinto announced a landmark agreement to identify the immediate risks to communities from the Panguna mine that Rio Tinto abandoned in 1989 after dumping billions of tons of tailings into local rivers and whose infrastructure is now deteriorating
Get Price
On 22 June four suspected illegal miners were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head at a gold mine near Johannesburg Earlier this year a rescue operation to remove illegal miners from the abandoned Gold One mineshaft on South Africa s East Rand revealed a reluctance to be rescued for fear of arrest This brings to attention the scale and intractability of efforts to curb illegal mining
Get Price
The Special Advisor to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mr Benjamin Aryee has underscored the need for the government to take a holistic look at the approach it adopted in the fight against illegal mining if the desired impact is to be made That is exactly the best antidote to remedy the situation
Get Price
Solutions must centre on improving forest and land governance respecting Indigenous Peoples land rights and developing processes in which government policies to halt deforestation are developed with a strong buy in from local stakeholders such as local communities NGOs and the private sector
Get Price
A total ban on legal mining apart from giving rise to illegal mining also causes huge loss to the public exchequer Preparation of DSRs as per Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2024 In accordance with the Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2024
Get Price
Features Analysis Latest news Industry sectors Platinum Group Metals Battery metals Investment Business and policy Energy Health and safety Infrastructure Interviews Articles Webinars Resources Events System and solution design Installation and integration of the designed solutions and Maintenance of installed systems
Get Price
Be a voice There are two ways that you can act as a direct influence to stop illegal logging by spreading the word amongst your community and by ensuring that you support a political group with good environmental policies As someone once said Knowledge is Power
Get Price
A greater majority of people engaged in illegal mining are the youth The country can do well to redirect the energies of these young and active men and women into other productive ventures that would equally guarantee enough income for them to live meaningful lives
Get Price
Supreme Court imposes 100% penalty on illegal mining in Odisha 2 min read Updated 03 Aug 2024 04 38 AM IST Priyanka Mittal The Supreme Court also noted that the National Mineral
Get Price
Find a non profit organization that fights illegal logging practices Look for a nature oriented charity that lists specific information about what they do to stop illegal logging Good national and international options include The Conservation Fund the Natural Resources Defense Council the World Wildlife Fund Greenpeace and the Sierra Club
Get Price
There illegal mining often takes place on properties not suited for large scale mining and without regard to regulations that reduce the environmental impact Preventing illegal or unregulated mining operations can help ensure that all mining is bound by the same environmental standards and ensure accountability Improving Mining Sustainability
Get Price
The most immediate solution for a mining right holder faced with the situation of illegal mining on its mining area is to approach the courts seeking to interdict the illegal mining activity while the facts of each case and the ability to identify the illegal miners would determine whether this would be the most appropriate remedy it is a
Get Price
Haryana DSP s killing 60 vehicles involved in illegal mining seized 3 cases lodged so far 60 vehicles involved in illegal mining were seized and 3 cases have been registered so far in the murder case of Haryana DSP who was mowed down by a truck in Nuh district Under search operation action was taken against people involved in illegal
Get Price
According to some sources illegal mining companies often extorted the local populations by forcing them to search for gold by sending in armed groups to intimidate them Other times they tried to barter deals by promising to repair crippling infrastructure in the region but instead pillaged the region and left without keeping their word
Get Price
In Cambodia Exposing the Ecological Scars of Sand Mining Oct 25 2024 · The country s mining and export of sand was so ecologically devastating that it was finally banned in July and fellow activists are working to remedy — underscores a blunt reality in Cambodia and the world over Sand is serious business while weak governance and corruption have led to widespread illegal mining
Get Price
illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission in particular in absence of land rights mining licenses and exploration or mineral transportation mining can be a subsistence activity as is the case with artisanal mining or it can belong to large scale organized crime spearheaded by illegal …
Get Price
The team is tasked with tackling illegal mining in the Ashanti Eastern and Western regions of Ghana the most affected areas Between 2024 and 2024 the team has arrested over 2 200 illegal miners including foreign nationals Gaining national interest One arrest that gained national attention was that of the Galamsey Queen Aisha
Get Price
Illegal Mining Illicit mining is often directly related to transnational criminal activity and human rights violations CBP uses its authorities to investigate and deter illegal mining Some of the most common illegally mined materials are gold and diamonds CBP is designated by the Congress as the importing authority for diamonds
Get Price
Pankaj Mishra the alleged kingpin of illegal mining and money laundering racket in Jharkhand has been admitted to the Central Institute of Psychiatry at Kanke in Ranchi The ED had arrested
Get Price
18 hours ago 0183 32 A Jos Federal High Court II on Wednesday granted bail to a miner Abdullahi Adamu alias Dan China 16 Chinese nationals and 9 other Nigerians who are being tried by the Federal Government for alleged illegal
Get Price
The institution of chieftaincy in Ghana must be involved if illegal mining is to be curbed November 5 2024 Lifting the lid on Ghana s illegal small scale mining problem Gabriel
Get Price
ADVERTISEMENTS Mining Operation Types Impacts and Remedial Measures Mining is the process of taking mineral and other substances from the earth These substances include metal compounds non minerals such as coal sand oil and natural gas and many other useful things ADVERTISEMENTS Mining provides iron and copper for making aeroplanes refrigerators Mines also supply salt for […]
Get Price
To curb illegal mining governments must ensure proper closure and security of all closed mines In addition to financial guarantees governments must insist that mining companies
Get Price
OAS Department against Transnational Organized Crime DTOC Illegal mining The Organization of American States OAS is the world s oldest regional organization dating back to the First International Conference of American States held in Washington from October 1889 to April 1890
Get Price
Reports have it that about 80 per cent of mining in the Northwest region is carried out illegally and on an artisanal basis by local populations In Nov 2024 Katsina State Government said illegal mining is the wheel that propels armed banditry in Katsina and neighbouring states in Northwest Nigeria
Get Price
Contaminated Water bodies by illegal mining Surface water and groundwater interaction According to Dr Afful Surface water and groundwater interaction is a natural process where nearly all surface water features rivers streams lakes reservoirs wetlands and estuaries sink deep into the soil layers to interact with groundwater
Get Price
mining has been described as illegal mining in most cases to relate the activities of local communities in their resistance to their gold rich lands being taken from them Bus h 2024 Nyame
Get Price
In situ mining is used to obtain uranium Along with the uranium additional elements like selenium arsenic or lead are also extracted Placer mining Placer mining is usually done in river beds or on beaches with the goal of separating precious metals out of the sand Causes for Mining Population growth Income growth
Get Price
To curb illegal mining governments must ensure proper closure and security of all closed mines In addition to financial guarantees governments must insist that mining companies provide mine closure plans before granting permits
Get Price
1 Identify and protect areas most susceptible to illegal mining activities Because illegal mining generally occurs in abandoned shafts or within improperly closed mines governments can implement intermediate and permanent measures to manage these sites and coordinate long term monitoring systems Areas around abandoned and closed mines can
Get Price