Mining

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US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News
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US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News

The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious...

Mining sector in Africa suffers from “colonial model” | Al Jazeera
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Mining sector in Africa suffers from “colonial model” | Al Jazeera

Claude Kabemba talks about the root causes of Africa’s mining tragedies after the rescue of 260 miners in South Africa. Claude Kabemba, CEO...

Why is Africa seeing a rise in mining accidents and exploitation? | Mining
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Why is Africa seeing a rise in mining accidents and exploitation? | Mining

Two hundred sixty miners trapped in a South African gold mine have been rescued after 24 hours. At least 260 miners have been...

Rescue bid launched for hundreds trapped in South African gold mine | Mining News
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Rescue bid launched for hundreds trapped in South African gold mine | Mining News

Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says all workers are safe and have been provided with food as they await rescue. Rescue efforts were under way...

‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists | Conflict News
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‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists | Conflict News

Raipur, Chhattisgarh – Indian security forces have launched an all-out war against Maoist fighters in Chhattisgarh state, as the federal government aims to...

DR Congo’s coltan miners struggle as they dig to feed world’s tech | Poverty and Development News
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DR Congo’s coltan miners struggle as they dig to feed world’s tech | Poverty and Development News

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with...

Rains halt search for gold miners after deadly Indonesian landslide | Floods News
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Rains halt search for gold miners after deadly Indonesian landslide | Floods News

Rescuers battle weather and conditions to find missing after storm kills six people at remote mine. Torrential rains have forced Indonesian rescuers to...

Peru arrests suspect in gold rush massacre | Mining News
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Peru arrests suspect in gold rush massacre | Mining News

‘Cuchillo’ (Knife) accused of organised crime, aggravated kidnapping and homicide over murder of 13 miners. Police have arrested the main suspect in the...

Resistance and extractivism: Inside Carrara, Italy’s home of white marble | Arts and Culture
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Resistance and extractivism: Inside Carrara, Italy’s home of white marble | Arts and Culture

Carrara’s connection to anarchism began nearly 150 years ago, when anarchist ideals found fertile ground among the downtrodden workers in the marble quarries....