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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping': the lawless rush for rare earth minerals in Venezuela

Illicit extraction and trafficking of tin, coltan and rare earths in the Amazon fuel armed groups, harm Indigenous territories and drive environmental destruction.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

How Ghana's gold rush threatens to fuel illicit trade DW 11/05/2025

Illegal artisanal gold mining (galamsey) in Ghana has surged, causing environmental, agricultural, health, and social harms while drawing farmers away from cocoa production.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Explosions hit Ecuador, local criminal gang and ex-FARC dissidents blamed

Explosions damaged bridges in Ecuador, blamed on Los Lobos and ex-FARC dissidents allegedly retaliating for security operations against illegal miners.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

An illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon and is accelerating as foreign, armed groups move into the region to profit from record gold prices, according to a report. About 540 square miles of land have been cleared for mining in the South American country since 1984, and the environmental destruction is spreading rapidly across the country, Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) and its Peruvian partner organisation, Conservacion Amazonica, found.
Environment
World news
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Blood Diamonds of Brazil

An Amazonian tribe's attempt to control illegal diamond mining escalated into deadly violence, exposing indigenous vulnerability to capitalist predation and state scrutiny.
Environment
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Illegal dredging operations discovered at several California waterways

Five people were cited for illegally using motorized suction dredges to mine waterways in California, posing threats to fish, habitat, and native crayfish.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Gold, greed, poison: How miners pollute Mozambique's rivers DW 09/16/2025

Illegal and informal gold mining in Manica uses mercury, cyanide, and arsenic, contaminating rivers and drinking-water sources and prompting government crackdowns and company reviews.
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Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Traces of mercury have reached the most remote areas of the Colombian Amazon

Mercury contamination from illegal mining has dispersed across the Amazon, contaminating fish consumed by remote Indigenous communities at levels exceeding WHO recommendations.
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

South Africa detains 1,000 foreign illegal miners DW 08/02/2025

Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants working illegally at the Sheba Gold Mine in South Africa were arrested as part of Operation Vala Umgodi targeting illegal mining and immigration violations.
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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

It is one of the deadliest chemicals on Earth but even Mexico's cartels can't resist the lure of mercury

Mercury production remains rampant in Mexico despite international agreements to phase it out.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Outrage over Peru's decision to nearly halve protected area near Nazca Lines

Peru's culture ministry has drastically reduced the protected area around the Nazca Lines, raising concerns about illegal mining and heritage preservation.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Scratch the earth, there's gold!': small miners, big firms and armed gangs fight over Peru's mineral wealth

The conflict over gold mining in Peru's Pataz Province has escalated into extreme violence, fueled by high gold prices and criminal activities.
SF politics
fromHarvard Gazette
5 months ago

Deep in Amazon, politicians resist gold miners - and inspire thesis - Harvard Gazette

Eduardo Vasconcelos's rainforest experience inspired his thesis on local governance and the challenges posed by illegal mining in Brazil.
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