1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (488+ words) The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has launched the “Operation Water Shield,” a sustained national enforcement campaign to help protect Ghana’s major rivers, watersheds, and other critical water resources from the destructive effects of illegal mining. The operation marks…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (194+ words) South African police have arrested three suspected illegal miners, including two Mozambicans. Police said in a statement on Saturday that they arrested the suspects on Friday at a plot in Doornkuil at about 8:00 p.m. and confiscated their mining equipment. “Members of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (107+ words) SEDIBENG.- Three suspects were arrested for alleged illegal mining at a plot in Doornkuil, De Deur, on Friday, September 11. Police said that at approximately 20:00, the members of the Sedibeng Flying Squad acted on information regarding suspected illegal mining activities in…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (251+ words) Five foreign nationals, including Venezuelans, have been detained after authorities uncovered an illegal mining operation in Guyana’s Potaro mining district. The Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday that the five were detained by the Guyana Police Force as part of…...

4+ day, 31+ min ago   (133+ words) Data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows mining activity contracted for a third consecutive month in July on a year-on-year basis. The manufacturing sector, however, saw a slight recovery in the same period after falling for five consecutive months....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (564+ words) Business explainer South African Mining Output Tumbles 7.5% South Africa’s mining output fell 7.5% year-on-year in July, far steeper than the 4.0% decline economists had forecast and an acceleration from June’s revised 4.3% drop and May’s 5.1% contraction. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, output…...