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At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine
A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners had been killed ...
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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining
Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.
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12 Trapped In Kenyan Gold Mine Collapse
A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said Tuesday. Kenya has a small mining sector compared to its neighbours. However despite rapid growth in ...
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At least seven people killed by army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti mine
local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site ...
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Top Africa gold producer taps small mines for new refinery
The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery aims to refine 400kg of gold a day, sourcing the raw material mainly from artisanal and small-scale mines, which officially account for a third of Ghana’s output of ...
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At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine
local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site ...
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At least seven killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine
local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site ...