illegal mining

Zambia wants to fight illegal mining with Ghana’s help

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Zambia’s ambassador in Ghana, Timothy Mwaba Walamba, has revealed that his country is hoping to learn more about the campaign undertaken by the Ghanaian government to fight the influx of illegal and foreign miners into the nation’s small scale mining sector. The high commissioner is currently studying the campaign developed by Ghana’s Inter-Ministerial Taskforce in order to … Read more

Mercury from illegal gold mining is poisoning Peruvian children

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The rivers in Peru’s southeastern Amazon area are being poisoned by toxic levels of mercury coming from illegal gold miners. And the worst is that, according to a new study made by the Carnegie Amazon Mercury Project, this leakage is posing serious health risks to the local children. The report says that native communities are registering levels of mercury … Read more