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The First Book of Africa: Langston Hughes: 1964 Non-fiction; Children's book Banned in South Africa for its celebration of Black African culture. [237] The Autobiography of Malcolm X: Malcolm X with Alex Haley: 1965 Non-fiction Banned in South Africa because of its criticism of white supremacy. [237] Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Land mines in Latin America and the Caribbean are a by-product of the Cold War-era conflicts starting off in the 19th century. Contrary to the requirements of generally accepted international law, the minefields of Latin America and the Caribbean (including Central America), were usually unmarked and unrecorded on maps.
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 ]
Police destroyed illegal gold mining operations in La Pampa last week in one of the biggest operations the government has launched since 2014.
A dramatic and deadly attack on a gold mine in Peru on Saturday has thrown a spotlight on illegal miners and criminal gangs targeting mines, which in recent years has left scores dead and cost ...
The mining pollutes the rainforest, poison locals and robs the nation of a source of wealth -- but it's also a way of life. Brazilians toil for gold in illegal Amazon mines Skip to main content
Environmental issues in Venezuela include oil spills, illegal mining, deforestation, tourism, water shortages, pollution, poor waste management [1] and hazards such as earthquakes, floods, rockslides, mudslides, and periodic droughts. Venezuela ranks among the world's most ecologically diverse countries. [2]
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.