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Illegal mining on the increase in DRC's Katanga province ...

Illegal mining is on the increase in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, regional governor Moses Katumbi said Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes .

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By the Numbers: Congo's Deadly Struggle With Illegal Mining

People estimated to be involved in artisanal mining in Katanga. Digging and trading minerals—although arduous and frequently dangerous—is often the most attractive way to make a living in one of the world's poorest countries. Of course, not every person with a pickaxe is an illegal miner—many work in licensed cooperatives on authorized sites.

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Glencore : Fatalities of illegal artisanal miners at KCC ...

Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a subsidiary of Glencore, has observed a growing presence of illegal artisanal miners throughout its industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area. This has led to daily intrusions onto its concession by on average 2,000 illegal artisanal miners per day.

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By the Numbers: Congo's Deadly Struggle With Illegal Mining

Jul 03, 2019· By the Numbers: Congo's Deadly Struggle With Illegal Mining. ... Governor Richard Muyej spearheaded a project on the outskirts of Kolwezi, the provincial capital, where a unit of Zhejiang Huayou ...

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InFocus: Illegal Mining Around the Globe — Sustainably ...

Sep 10, 2018· Mining is widely recognized as carrying significant risks of ecosystem destruction, environmental pollution, and worker injury, so "illegal mining" can be defined statutorily as violations of both specialized laws and regulations for mining, and more general laws and regulations that protect the environment and human welfare.

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Several Illegal Miners Killed In DR Congo Mine Collapse ...

Jun 27, 2019· Illegal mining is common and frequently deadly in Democratic Republic of Congo, where safety is often poor and risktaking high. Figures indicating the .

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Glencore's DRC mining disaster signals continued security ...

Jul 05, 2019· Fortythree illegal miners died after a landslide at Glencore's Kamoto concession outside Kolwezi in Lualaba Province on 27 June. The disaster highlights the security and reputational risks of mining copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Army brought in to tackle illegal copper miners in DRC ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has brought in the army after the death last month of more than 40 illegal miners at the Glencoreowned Kamoto copper and cobalt mine.

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Congo security forces to dislodge illegal miners at site ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) At least 20 people were arrested in southeastern Congo Thursday when they protested the authorities' decision to prevent them from digging copper and cobalt ores in a mine ...

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Congo security forces to dislodge illegal miners at site ...

The effort to move the miners out of the Glencore mine comes after at least 43 illegal miners were killed last week in a landslide at different KCCoperated site in Congo's Lualaba province.

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FARDC in area around Kamoto Copper Company

Jul 04, 2019· Glencore confirms that the armed forces of the DRC (FARDC) are in the area around the operations of the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC). This follows a growing presence of illegal artisanal miners throughout industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area, which led to the tragic incident at KCC on 27 June 2019.

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43 Illegal Miner Fatalities at Kamoto Copper | E MJ

Fortythree illegal artisanal miners were killed at Kamoto Copper Co.'s (KCC), a subsidiary of Glencore, mining concessions in the Kolwezi area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to local news sources on Friday, June 28.

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Illegal 'artisanal' miners killed in Glencore mine ...

In its statement, Glencore confirmed 19 deaths. Glencore said KCC has seen "a growing presence of illegal artisanal miners throughout its industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area."

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Congo police arrest 20 protesters over mining dispute – WWLP

Jul 04, 2019· The effort to move the miners out of the Glencore mine comes after at least 43 illegal miners were killed last week in a landslide at different KCCoperated site in Congo's Lualaba province.

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Send in the troops: Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining

Jul 17, 2019· A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. Deploying soldiers to clear tens of thousands of illegal informal miners from mining concessions is a .

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At least 19 illegal miners killed at subsidiary of Swiss ...

Jun 27, 2019· At least 19 illegal miners were killed on Thursday after part of a copper mine collapsed in southeastern DR Congo, Swissbased mining giant Glencore said. The incident happened when two galleries caved in at a mine in the Kolwezi area operated by Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a .

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