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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will

In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi — meaning “plug the hole” – which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out”…

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Clean energy incentives must not 'support injustices'

A centrepiece Labor policy will be put to the test months before an election as mining companies, clean energy groups and unions comb through its implications.

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Why your retirement fund might soon include cryptocurrency

Pension funds are investment pools that manage people’s retirement savings. They aim to encourage long-term saving and provide financial security to retirees. But some pension funds in the US, UK and elsewhere have recently begun investing in cryptocurrencies, an asset class renowned for its volatility.

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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

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Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state

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Panama’s vast Cobre mine is closed. So why is their security still restricting access to local villages?

First Quantum Minerals’ copper operation was shut down more than a year ago, but Indigenous people report restrictions on movement and unexplained illness and death

The Guardian - UK

South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’

Escape of James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national known as Tiger, described as an ‘embarrassment’

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Illegal Gold Mining Ringleader Escapes Custody In South Africa

Illegal gold mining ringleader escapes custody in South Africa after mine rescue operation. Ongoing investigation into escape and crimes committed undergro...

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South African miner describes horrors as people starved to death underground

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands

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South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa labour union called the operation the "worst state-sponsored massacre" since the end of apartheid.

Radio France Internationale

Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August

The Independent UK

China-tailored RTX 5090D has AI and cryptomining limiters — multi-GPU config is also locked

Nvidia has purportedly disabled overclocking and multi-GPU support on the RTX 5090D to ensure its performance does not exceed U.S. export regulations.

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S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over

Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were lifted out this week.

Al Jazeera

‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa

Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones to be rescued

The Conversation

Weighing the green cost: How nickel mining in Indonesia impacts forests and local communities

Indonesia produced nearly four times the amount of nickel in recent years compared to a decade earlier — following the global push for a low-carbon revolution that drives the mining for the mineral essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, and stainless-steel production.

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South Africa Faces Criticism Over Illegal Mining Tragedy

Tragic incident at Stilfontein mine in South Africa highlights illegal mining dangers and government scrutiny.

The Independent UK

78 found dead in illegal South Africa gold mine - with hundreds still trapped

Death toll is expected to rise as rescuers pull out both surviors and bodies

The Independent UK

78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine

Radio France Internationale

Australian miners lose taste for French caterer Sodexo as meals fall flat

French catering giant Sodexo is battling the loss of major contracts in Australia's mining sector amid ongoing complaints about the quality of food served at its remote worker camps.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll rises as more bodies pulled from disused South African gold mine

South African authorities have recovered at least 60 bodies from an abandoned gold mine more than two kilometres underground. Hundreds more men are feared trapped following a deadly siege during a crackdown on illegal mining.

The Independent UK

Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Sam Kerr in London court, mining lobby spruiks nuclear memes, Dutton’s $10,000-a-head dinner

Matildas captain appears charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment; Liberal fundraising drive to win back Bennelong

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