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I spent a night with ghost hunters in a Colorado gold mine and lived to tell this tale

Denver Post 11 Oct 2019

Darkness swallowed me the deeper I crept inside a former Breckenridge gold mine, but my other senses heightened ... Country Boy Mine, founded in 1887, was known for its gold and silver production, later gaining national fame for producing hefty amounts of lead and zinc used during World War I and II, according to mine owner Mike Shipley....

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Blockade lifted, but Newmont Goldcorp waits to restart Mexican gold mine

Business Journal 11 Oct 2019

The three-week blockade by community activists cut gold, silver and other production, the Greenwood-Village-based mining giant says ... ....

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Elko County gold: Pour marks start of production at El Niño Mine

Elko Daily Free Press 06 Oct 2019

A group of people with Nevada Gold Mines and Premier Gold Mines gathered Sept ... South Arturo is a joint venture between Nevada Gold Mines (60 percent) and Premier Gold Mines (40 percent). The mine was a joint venture between Barrick and Premier until Barrick and Newmont came together in the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture ... How gold is mined....

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Gold pour marks start of production at El Niño Mine

Elko Daily Free Press 05 Oct 2019

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Sextortion in Zimbabwe: 'If I wanted a piece of land... I had to have sex ...

Independent online (SA) 03 Oct 2019

... women said they were asked for sex in exchange for gold mining rights. "We realise that in mining, it is difficult for women to own a gold mining claim," said Scha Ndlovu, director for Community Youth Development Trust, a charity working with rural communities in the provice....

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Mining companies in the country have expressed concern over the encroachment on their concessions by some armed community mining operators.

Graphic 02 Oct 2019

AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi, Newmont Ghana, Golden Star Wassa, Persus Mining and Gold Fields Ghana ......

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The Mine Next Door

Flathead Beacon 02 Oct 2019

Sprinkled throughout the communities of Fernie and Sparwood are tiny wooden mine carts full of coal, relics that harken back to an era when men had to venture underground to harvest the earth’s bounty one cartload at a time ... became the primary means of harvesting black gold....

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Government trains 4,500 former illegal gold miners on responsible mining – Minister

Ghana Business News 01 Oct 2019

... across the country to ensure responsible mining ... The Minister said a number of support programmes had been initiated aimed at deepening support for former illegal small-scale gold miners, through the enhanced Alternative Livelihood Programme and Community Mining Initiatives....

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Moody's report predicts escalating costs

Independent online (SA) 30 Sep 2019

This allows the mining company to secure the water they require for their operations, while also improving access for host communities.” She said the gold mines in Gauteng pumped huge amounts of water to prevent flooding, while parts of the Northern Cape and North West, and increasingly Mpumalanga probably had the largest shortfall risks....

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Government-Deepens-Support-Programs-For-Former-Illegal-Small-Scale-Miners

Peace FM Online 29 Sep 2019

Government has announced a number of support programs targeted at deepening support for former illegal small-scale gold miners through the enhanced Alternative Livelihood Program and Community Mining Initiatives ... “For those who want to remain in mining but do it legally, ......

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Village council association withdraws Alaska mine support

Scottsbluff StarHerald 26 Sep 2019

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — An association of Native community leaders has withdrawn its support for a proposed gold mine project in southwest Alaska ... at its annual convention in Bethel Wednesday to withdraw support for the Donlin Gold mine....

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Mining industry seeks to polish tarnished reputation

Taipei Times 22 Sep 2019

Wildcat miners, including children, are risking their lives daily to unearth metals and minerals they sell to mining companies ... Earlier this month, the World Gold Council (WGC) issued “Responsible Gold Mining Principles” and called upon its members to “respect the human rights” of workers and communities affected by mining activities....

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Man Found Dead In Galamsey Pit

Modern Ghana 20 Sep 2019

The body of a man has been recovered from a muddy-filled pit at a gold mining site in the Manso-Aboabo community in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region ... The body was recovered by a team following a search on Sunday at the mining site. Mr. Amoah said Frank Ach ... ....