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Mining companies have been struggling with a protracted slump in commodity prices, coupled with a slowdown in China's economy.

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The 77 Percent Magazine #249 Mining

Street Debate: Ghana's illegal mining

Street Debate: Ghana's illegal mining

The 77 Percent and Ghana's Joy News talk to young people about effects of mining on health and environment.
SocietyDecember 24, 202408:46 min
The 77 Percent Magazine #249 Mining

Illegal mining — polluting Ghana's rivers and land

Illegal mining — polluting Ghana's rivers and land

Ghana's youths rely on illegal mining for work, a practice that has polluted both land and water bodies.
SocietyDecember 23, 202402:46 min
A group of deminers sweep a forested, snowy area with detectors looking for land mines

Ukrainian war veterans help clear land mines

Ukrainian war veterans help clear land mines

An estimated 2 million mines are scattered across Ukraine. DW spoke with veterans who are working to clear the land.
ConflictsDecember 12, 202402:51 min
Seventy-four-year-old Nadaraja Sivaranjani holds a photo of her missing son and granddaughter

Sri Lanka: Female deminers clear path to postwar recovery

Sri Lanka: Female deminers clear path to postwar recovery

Fifteen years after Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, women are clearing land mines to rebuild their communities.
ConflictsDecember 9, 2024
Philippinen Homonhon-Inseln 2024 | Auswirkungen des Bergbaus

Philippine islanders bear the brunt of green energy mining

Philippine islanders bear the brunt of green energy mining

Residents of Homonhon Island are resisting the expansion of a mine they say is destroying the local ecosystem.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 5, 202403:13 min
An orca whale swimming close to the water surface with a fin visible over the water

Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans in the Arctic

Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans in the Arctic

Norway has paused the licensing process to permit Arctic seabed mining for critical metals as WWF courtcase continues.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 2, 2024
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Four boys who work at a mine in Northern Nigeria are seen here. One of them shovels soil aside.

Child miners in Nigeria risk health for little money

Unregulated mining is a booming sector in Nigeria, with many working in hazardous conditions.
Human RightsNovember 14, 202403:43 min
Collapsed and abandoned houses in the village of Gornje Nedeljice that the company Rio Tinto bought from the locals

Serbian farmers battle mining giant Rio Tinto over lithium

Serbian farmers in the Jadar River valley are afraid that a lithium mine could ruin their livelihoods.
BusinessSeptember 9, 202403:41 min
Many houses are seen along a river, with floodwater everywhere

Time to criminalize environmental damage, says survey

A majority of people across 22 countries have said those who hurt nature and the climate must pay a price.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 2024
A man inspects a lab-frown diamond

How Ukraine war killed hope in India's 'Diamond City'

Due to sanctions on Russian diamonds, workers in India's Surat are facing a staggering crisis with no end in sight.
BusinessAugust 21, 2024
A huge crowd of people at a protest in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, against a massive lithium mine in the country. Some are holding up national flags and placards.

Lithium mine project in Serbia triggers mass protests

Farmers have been fighting the project for years, and environmental groups fear it will cause major destruction.
PoliticsAugust 11, 202402:23 min
A person washing cement sacks in Bangladesh, unprotected from silica dust released by the artificial stone

Why silica dust could become the 'new asbestos'

If inhaled, silica dust causes fatal lung disease. Experts want better protections for workers exposed to it every day.
ScienceAugust 7, 2024
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