Brazilian authorities are preparing to remove illegal gold miners from the Munduruku territory in the Amazon rainforest, reported Reuters, noting that the Indigenous reservation has the second-most illegal mining in Brazil. The miners have crisscrossed the territory with 21 informal airstrips and contaminated it with mercury, a Brazilian official told the news agency. The planned operation will involve federal bodies…
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One person has reportedly died after a new attack on a mine owned by Poderosa, one of Peru’s largest gold miners, it said 25 September, while another was injured in the melee. According to a Reuters report, Poderosa said the fresh attack by “criminals” linked to illegal mining in the region took the list of a security guard that was…
Read MorePeru’s Interior Ministry confirmed that nine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided a Poderosa mine in the Pataz province, reported Reuters. Police have “taken control of the situation,” seven people have been arrested and weapons seized, the ministry said in a statement. The attackers entered the mine shaft using explosive charges, “violently confronting internal security personnel…
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A bombing by illegal miners on May 17 at Zijin Mining’s Buriticá gold mine in Colombia killed two people and injured 14. Underground operations at the mine, which is located in the Antioquia province, were suspended following the incident. “Zijin Mining is deeply shocked and outraged by the attack. We strongly condemn the heinous actions of the criminals and express…
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