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The armed forces of Venezuela, as part of the ongoing operation in the Yapacana National Park in the state of Amazonas since July 1, detected and deported over 11,000 miners engaged in illegal extraction of resources.
Ramgarh: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chandan Kumar has directed authorities of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) to shut down all the illegal/inoperat.
Rampant mechanised riverbed mining in Kashmir's rivers, particularly the Vaishav tributary, has led to a severe decline in fish populations and disrupted traditional livelihoods. Mohammad Altaf Bohru, a fisherman, along with others in his village, has experienced a collapse in fish catch due to excessive sand mining, impacting the river ecosystem. The environmental degradation caused by the use of heavy machinery has resulted in water source depletion, farmland drying up, and even mining-related deaths. Despite regulations, both legal and illegal mining activities persist, flouting enviro...
Chairperson of the portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy, Sahlulele Luzipho, said the members of Parliament would be looking at amending or drafting legislation that could prohibit or pose stricter measures on trading secondhand gold.
The department briefed Members of Parliament on Sunday on interventions to combat the scourge of illegal mining in Gauteng.