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Zama zamas are illegal artisanal miners in South Africa who occupy closed or operational mines to mine for minerals such as gold, iron ore, coal, and manganese. The term zama zama loosely translates to "take a chance" in isiZulu and they use rudimentary tools and explosives for mining.
Illegal mining can be a subsistence activity, as is the case with artisanal mining, or it can belong to large-scale organized crime, [2] spearheaded by illegal mining syndicates. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On an international level, approximately 80 percent of small-scale mining operations can be categorized as illegal. [ 5 ]
The involvement of Indigenous people in illegal gold hunting, lured by the prospect of easy money due to record prices, has made Brazil's task of cracking down on wildcat mining in the Amazon far ...
Cerro Matoso has further noted that agents such as mercury, lead, copper or arsenic have not been found in the mining deposit or as a result of the mining operations. [15] However, some of these agents are naturally present in the geology of the area and as a result of the illegal exploitation of gold that takes place in the region.
An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them over to police. The non-profit Urihi Associação Yanomami ...
Police destroyed illegal gold mining operations in La Pampa last week in one of the biggest operations the government has launched since 2014.
The Orinoco Mining Arc (OMA), is a resource-rich area in Venezuela that has become a hub for illegal mining. It was opened to development in February 2016 as the "Orinoco Mining Arc National Strategic Development Zone", [ 1 ] and has been operating since 2017; [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Orinoco Mining Arc covers 12.2% of Venezuelan territory with an area ...
Illegal Mines Eradicated in Peru. While some gold mines have been eradicated, Peru's gold mines are still a huge part of the country's culture and economy. At a mere three miles above sea level ...