The Attah of Agoi Ibami community in Yakurr LGA of Cross River State, Michael Onun has expressed fears over his safety and ...
Obla, has disclosed that there are powerful foreign interests colluding with traditional institutions, local communities, and ...
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the State of Punjab for its failure to tackle illegal mining, ...
High Court committee uncovers illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, recommends measures to curb activities, including aerial ...
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
The miners were emaciated from lack of food, which was hard to come by since police cracked down on their illegal mining and for a time halted the supply deliveries. Usually the men would eat meat ...
Illegal mining is common and the government has taken a popular hard line on what it says are highly organised and ruthless criminal gangs behind the business. Police said it was too dangerous to ...
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has raised the alarm over the involvement of retired military generals and influential elite in the rampant illegal mining ...
The court also expressed grave concern regarding rampant mining in the Swan river, which had already led to structural damage ...
This came as part of a suo motu public interest litigation prompted by the recent deaths of miners in Dima Hasao district.