Juliet Samaniya, a 6-year-old, works in dangerous conditions mining lithium in Nigeria. With child labor prevalent, the demand for lithium contributes to unsafe and illegal mining practices. Despite ...
A fierce mining dispute has erupted between Liberty Coal and Kego Mining, centring around allegations of illegal coal extraction from the Klipbank portion of the embattled Optimum Coal Mine.
Extraction operations underway ... to determine their legal status in the country and face charges for illegal mining where applicable. “We are, however, aware that some had been working ...
STILFONTEIN - Mining experts and community leaders have been roped in to find a solution to the impasse between law enforcement and illegal miners underground at an abandoned mine in Stifontein.