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    Homes, land destroyed as desperate Zimbabweans turn to illegal gold mining

    Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:39 AM

    With Zimbabwe going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, desperate citizens are turning to illegal gold mining to make a living, officials say, sparking violence and driving people from their land

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    'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects

    Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

    Lamu islanders are engaged in a legal battle to stop a foreign-backed coal power plant that they fear could harm the area's cultural and environmental heritage

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    Armenia gives go-ahead to gold mine blocked by green activists

    Tue, 20 Aug 2019 13:51 PM

    The mine has divided Armenian society, with some arguing it would provide much-needed employment and others that it would damage the environment and deter tourists

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    Kyrgyzstan halts work at Chinese gold mine after clashes

    Wed, 7 Aug 2019 16:39 PM

    The protests started after livestock grazing near the mine began to die last month - something that residents blamed on toxic spillage

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    After protests, Alamos CEO defends Turkish mine project against 'misinformation'

    Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:44 PM

    Company says land stripped of trees will be reforested and denies that the mine's use of cyanide will contaminate area

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    SPECIAL REPORT-The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick

    Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:55 PM

    Illegal gold mining in Ghana offers a route out of poverty - but prospectors are poisoning themselves and the land around them

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    Protest begins against billion-dollar Southern Copper mining project in Peru

    Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:17 AM

    The project has long been lamented by residents in the southern region of Arequipa where farmers say the mine will pollute their fields and affect water supplies

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    U.N. deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism

    Fri, 5 Jul 2019 11:37 AM

    Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies and countries are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries

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    Deep sea mining could destroy 'our last frontier', environmentalists say

    Wed, 3 Jul 2019 10:01 AM

    The ocean floor is scattered with vast beds of minerals key to making modern gadgets from smartphones to solar panels

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    Gold of contention: Armenia land dispute in spotlight as government steps in

    Thu, 6 Jun 2019 09:06 AM

    Protests against a gold mine have divided locals, some of whom say it will provide much-needed employment

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