Two youths died when a deep well they dug for mining activities collapsed on them in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident happened at Shikpeshe, along Buya Road on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The two youths suffocated to death inside the mining well while …
Read More »Illegal Artisanal Mining Threatens Amazon Jungle and Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Monday, January 29, 2024 Inter Press Service Artisanal mining, or “garimpo” as it is known in Brazil, has returned to the headlines as a factor in the deaths of Yanomami indigenous people, whose territory in the extreme north of Brazil suffers constant encroachment by miners, …
Read More »Powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining and sponsorship of banditry – Alake
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has said that illegal mining and banditry are being sponsored by some powerful Nigerians. Appearing before the House Committee on Solid Minerals to defend the Ministry’s 2024 budget estimate, Alake said powerful Nigerians are behind the insecurity in areas of the country …
Read More »Biden to Designate Monument Near Grand Canyon, Preventing Uranium Mining
President Biden will designate nearly a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national monument on Tuesday to protect the area from uranium mining, administration officials confirmed on Monday. Mr. Biden’s visit to Arizona is part of a nationwide blitz by the White House to translate …
Read More »Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules
The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international agency charged with overseeing the work concluded late last week that it needed more time to finalize mining rules. The action by the International Seabed Authority, …
Read More »Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business
Eager to avoid falling further behind Tesla and Chinese car companies, many Western auto executives are bypassing traditional suppliers and committing billions of dollars on deals with lithium mining companies. They are showing up in hard hats and steel-toed boots to scope out mines in places like Chile, Argentina, Quebec …
Read More »Scientists find 5,000 new species in Pacific, warn of mining risk
A study has identified more than 5,000 new species living in deep-sea habitats in the Pacific Ocean in a region known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a seabed targeted for mining in the coming years. The zone extends roughly 6 million sq km (2.3 million sq miles) between Hawaii and …
Read More »Six miners killed as terrorists invade mining site in Niger state
Six miners have been killed by terrorists who invaded Damidami village in Munya local government area of Niger State. The Nation reported that three of the miners were killed on site while three others drowned in River Shiroro while trying to escape from the attack of the terrorists. The bandits, …
Read More »He got the job last year – Friends mourn NSCDC officer killed by bandits at mining site in Kaduna
One of the seven Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers killed by bandits in Kaduna State, got the job in 2022. Yashim Elisha and other personnel were ambushed and killed at Kuriga mining site in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state on Monday, January 9, 2023, …
Read More »Bandits kill 7 NSCDC officers at mining site in Kaduna
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that seven of its personnel were ambushed and killed at Kuriga mining site in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. LIB earlier reported that security operatives, including those of NSCDC, police, soldiers as well as members of vigilantes were killed …
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