Military action in Colombia achieved the arrest of 59 suspected illegal miners and the occupation of 63 sites illegal exploited by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Tag: illegal mining
Stories about routes of illegal gold in the Andean Amazon
OjoPúblico and the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA, in Spanish) started distributing “Roads of Gold” (#Rutasdeloro): stories about illegal mining in the Amazon in five countries in the region: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru .
Candidate for president of Madre de Dios is accused of conducting illegal mining
According to a report in the TV show Cuarto Poder, the candidate Luís Otsuka has mining concessions and among them is one that covers the territory of the native community Tres Islas and Playa Alta, where mining is not allowed.
ARA: Peru has lost more than 7 million hectares of forest from deforestation
The loss would have been due to deforestation generated mainly by the change in land use, agriculture and illegal mining. Only in a year, the country loses an average of 110 thousand hectares.
EBC: In French Guiana there are at least 10,000 illegal Brazilian miners
The estimate was confirmed by a mission of Amapá Civil Police, who visited some of the 520 mines in the region. The rising price of gold in the international market is what drives these Brazilians going abroad in search of metal.
Madre de Dios: Government claims to have eradicated illegal mining in La Pampa
After operation in Madre de Dios, the government says it has “fully recovered” the area of illegal mining.
Andina: Government of Madre de Dios supports fight against illegal mining
The Regional Government of Madre de Dios expressed unconditional support for measures being taken by the central government to eradicate illegal mining in the region.
RPP: New operations against illegal mining in Madre de Dios
Under the joint operation “Principle of Authority 1”, 18 illegal tanks with 124,000 gallons of fuel used by illegal mining in Madre de Dios were removed.
Andina: Confiscation of machinery and fuel from illegal miners
Three bulldozers, two loaders, two vehicles and more than 13,000 gallons of fuel, were seized by officers of the National Customs and Tax Administration of Peru, in Madre de Dios region.
[VIDEO] Devastating: The effects of illegal mining in Madre de Dios
Documentary by correspondents in the Peruvian jungle reveals damage to the ecosystem, child labor and prostitution just for gold.