Illegal Mining News, Research and Analysis

Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here. Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand. Artisanal gold mining is highly organised and rule-bound. Men ...

How GPS is Used in Mining

Learn about how GPS trackers can help improve mining production and efficiency. print article. The widespread adoption of Global Positioning System (GPS) …

Issues Related to Illegal Mining of Ores

The use of modern technologies such as satellite imagery, drones, and GPS can help in monitoring and detecting illegal mining activities. Collaboration between Stakeholders: Mining companies should work closely with local communities to address their concerns and ensure that their activities are sustainable.

In Indonesia's illegal mines, the poor risk it all for fortune | Mining …

6 May 2022. Medan, Indonesia – Lampang has been a miner at a community gold mine in Indonesia's East Kalimantan for more than 30 years. Even still, he does not like to talk openly about his ...

(PDF) ILLEGAL MINING AS THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE

This paper provides some insights into the in extricable linkage. between sustainable development and illegal gold mining p opularly referred to as. "galamsey" and examines the effectiveness ...

Sand mining: Stopping the grind of unregulated supply chains

Dredging boats in lakes and oceans can be required to be outfitted with electronic GPS and satellite systems to reduce illegal dredging (e.g. through Automated Identification System). Countries with some levels of success in innovation, regulation, …

(PDF) Evaluating the Feasibility of Illegal Open-Pit Mining

For three test cases in southwestern Inner Mongolia, China, 49 legal mining sites were correctly detected (with an accuracy of 90.74%) as well as six illegal mining sites.

(PDF) An analysis of illegal mining on the Offin …

Eight respondents associated their employment with of the advent of illegal mining activities out which 6 (70%) were engaged directly in mining activities, while 2 (30%) were into trading.

Assessing impacts of mining: Recent contributions from GIS …

Mining produces several environmental, social, and economic impacts which can be analysed spatially using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS). This paper provides an overview of recent studies using these techniques to assess mining impacts on water, land, and society. It also highlights the geographic …

Galamsey menace: Causes, effects and solutions

Each year, illegal mining strips some 28 billion tons of material from the earth. This is more than what is removed by the natural erosion of all the earth's rivers. Worldwide, mining generates an ...

A call to halt destructive, illegal mining in …

Illegal mining operations have high water requirements for gold ore washing and are predominantly situated in riparian zones adjacent to surface water bodies such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, and ...

(PDF) Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on

The review reveals that illegal mining hampers economic growth by undermining formal mining activities, reducing investor confidence, and limiting …

5 Ways to Make Mining More Sustainable

5. Shutting Down Illegal Mining. Illegal mining remains a significant issue for the industry — for example, experts estimate that around 14,000 people are currently involved in illegal mining in South Africa. There, illegal …

COMBATTING ILLEGAL MINING

The number of underground incidents rose from 185 in 2019 to 226 in 2020, while the number of arrests rose from 483 in 2019 to 549 in 2020. Surface illegal mining remains a concern and continues to manifest when groups of surface illegal miners invade the Mining Right with the purpose of stealing material from the surface.

SA must dig deeper for a solution to illegal mining | ISS Africa

In 2017, Ghana commissioned a 400-member contingent to combat illegal mining, and introduced a two-year ban in the most affected regions of the country. By the time the ban was lifted in December 2018, it was reported that around 1 687 illegal miners had been arrested. South Africa's legislation aims to regulate artisanal mining, but has ...

"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive Review of Illegal Mining …

Illegal mining, also known as small-scale or artisanal mining, has become a pervasive issue in Ghana's. mining sector. While legal mining activities contribute to Ghana's economic development and ...

Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future …

From 2017 to 2021, a significant surge in public opposition to illegal small-scale gold mining practices occurred due to severe environmental repercussions, including deforestation, land degradation, and water contamination. The public, alongside governmental efforts, led a movement against these activities.

Indian Government Plans to Track Illegal Mining Using …

NEW DELHI: The government has finalised its plans to track illegal mining in the country using space technology and satellite imagery in partnership with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This entails states to utilise remote sensing technology to take satellite images of their mines and update them on a regular basis every 15-30 days ...

Urgent actions required to address the scourge of illegal mining …

The Minerals Council has reiterated its call for: The establishment of a specialist well-resourced and dedicated mining police task force focused on mining-related crimes. Urgent changes to the law to define illegal mining as a recognised criminal activity with strict penalties. Improved crime intelligence to ensure the leaders of the criminal ...

Tackling Threats from Illegal Mining | LandLinks

While a country's mineral wealth can translate into widespread prosperity and social progress, too often this wealth leads to a downward spiral of corruption and violent conflict. In many developing countries, illegal and unregulated mining, particularly ASM, contributes to armed conflict, funds criminal networks, and damages the environment.

Ending the toxic trail of small-scale gold mining

The project aims to reduce mercury use in small-scale mining by an estimated 369 tonnes and has already equipped thousands of miners with greater understanding of safer mining practices. PlanetGOLD is set to …

Geospatial Technology to Monitor Illegal Mining

Geospatial Technology to Monitor Illegal Mining. by GIS Resources, . In recent new by ToI, the Department of Steel & Mines, Government of Odisha is planning to setup a dedicated cell in Odisha to have a check and curb illegal mining. The proposal has been made to monitor the mining activities using Google Earth imagery.

New technologies to map environmental crime in the …

Meanwhile, the Radar Mining Monitoring Initiative (RAMI) rapidly detects emerging illegal mining operations in the southern Peruvian Amazon, particularly in …

A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of 'Illegal…

One main strategy to regulate the small-scale mining sector is to enforce institutions and legislative instruments. North (1990, 3) defines institutions as "the rules of the game in a society, or more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction … they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, …

Impacts for half of the world's mining areas are …

Illegal sand mining, for example, is prevalent in at least 70 countries 13. Chromite, a source of chromium, is extracted from the mountains in Dewalak, Afghanistan. Credit: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles ...

(PDF) ASSESSING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ILLEGAL MINING …

The mining industry accounts for about 5% of the country's GDP and mineral exports make up 37% of total merchandised exports [1]. Out of the above 37% total annual mineral exports, gold ...

Government Launches Satellite-based Surveillance System …

by GIS Resources, . According to recent news by the PTI, In a path-breaking move, the mines ministry came out with a mining surveillance system (MSS), a pan-India surveillance network using the latest satellite technology, to check illegal mining. Launching the system, Mines Minister Piyush Goyal hoped the technology will ensure ...

Rules and Measures in Place to Curb Illegal Mining In States

Mining Surveillance System (MSS) is a satellite-based monitoring system which aims to detect illegal mining activity beyond the lease area through use of satellite images. (iv) In pursuance of the provisions of Section 23 (C) of the Act, 21 State Governments have framed rules to curb illegal mining. Also, 22 State Governments …

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in …

2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of …

'Leave the gold in the ground': Ecuador's forest guardians …

An illegal mining operation using a heavy mechanical digger on a riverbank in Ecuador. Photograph: Nicolas Mainville/Amazon Frontlines. In the absence of any state enforcement, the A'i Cofán of ...

Five Practical Solutions to Curbing Illegal Mining | GOXI

1) Identify and protect areas most susceptible to illegal mining activities. Because illegal mining generally occurs in abandoned shafts or within improperly closed mines, governments can implement intermediate and permanent measures to manage these sites and coordinate long-term monitoring systems. Areas around abandoned and …

Gold mining's environmental footprints, drivers, and future …

From 2017 to 2021, a significant surge in public opposition to illegal small-scale gold mining practices occurred due to severe environmental repercussions, …

New interventions and sustainable solutions. Reappraising illegal …

Illegal artisanal mining (IAM) is a serious environmental and social problem in South Africa. 1 'Illegal' mining is an act of mining that contravenes the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). Despite its illegality, many scholars believe such mining has an important role to play in rural economic development. 2 The global …

Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends and …

Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …

Integration of D-InSAR and GIS technology for identifying illegal …

The illegal mining events could be found in coal-rich regions around the world, which could not only seriously damage mineral resources and ecological environment, but also cause mine disasters and great economic loss, as well as threatening safety production and social stability. Due to wide distribution of mines and strong …