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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.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025

‘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.

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2025

‘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 Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

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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.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2025

South Africa Faces Criticism Over Illegal Mining Tragedy

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

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 · Jan 15, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

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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 · Jan 15, 2025

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 15, 2025

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 Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025

Rescuers pull survivors from South Africa mine as hundreds remain trapped

Police say that at least 36 bodies and 82 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Interpol cracks down on illegal mining in West Africa as police make 200 arrests

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

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Rescue Operation Launched At Abandoned South African Gold Mine

South African government launches rescue operation at abandoned gold mine where 109 miners are reported dead. Illegal mining industry challenges and safety...

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Bodies recovered from illegal goldmine in South Africa where many feared dead

Thirty-six bodies brought to surface amid claims 109 are dead and between 400 and 800 people still alive and trapped

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025

‘Down but not out’: Queensland farmers end 11-year legal fight against New Acland coalmine expansion

Oakey Coal Action Alliance says it will still oppose ‘inappropriate’ mining after abandoning court appeal to stop New Hope Group’s project

Al Jazeera · Jan 14, 2025

Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine

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

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Over 100 Illegal Miners Trapped In South African Mine

Tragic incident in South African mine as over 100 illegal miners trapped, raising safety concerns.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

At least 100 die after becoming trapped for months in gold mine

Police cut off the miners’ food supplies in an attempt to force them out

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

South Africa launches operation at illegal gold mine amid fears many dead

Phone video shared by mining NGO appears to show dozens of wrapped bodies in underground tunnel

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue

Mali’s military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle over the share of revenue owed to the West African state, according to an internal Barrick letter seen by The Associated Press

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Absolutely no intention of using cyanide in Co Tyrone gold mining, inquiry told

The assurance was given by mining company Dalradian during the first day of the inquiry in Co Tyrone.

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025

Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining

A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of water. But the Namibian government has awarded uranium…

Newslaundry · Jan 13, 2025

The Midas touch of Ashwini Vaishnaw

Before Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned as the prime minister in 2004, a deputy secretary in his office is rumoured to have told him that he didn’t want to work under a Congress prime minister. This bureaucrat would stay on as Vajpayee’s private secretary until 2006. And later go on to…

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