How Brazil is taking the fight to destructive illegal mining

The illegal mining camp deep in the Amazon had been deserted in a hurry before the helicopters swooped down: its occupants had fled into the jungle with laundry still on the line.

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Illegal Gold Mining Continues Threatening Yanomami Land in Brazil

Authorities have discovered further illegal mining operations on Yanomami Indigenous lands in Brazil, casting doubt on efforts put forth in 2023 to eradicate this …

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The True Cost of Gold: Mining, Malaria, and the Fight …

Illegal and unregulated gold mining is fueling the spread of malaria and environmental destruction in Guyana's South Rupununi region. Mercury used for mining poisons entire ecosystems that are essential to biodiversity and the …

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Two Brazilians arrested in Guyana for illegal mining

Guyanan authorities announced Thursday that they had arrested two Brazilian nationals after a helicopter and an illegal mining site were detected. The Guyana Defence …

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The drivers of illegal mining on Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian

Regarding the existence of illegal mining within indigenous lands, the β 1 = 0.07529 revealed that each 1km 2 of Areas with mining requests within IL increases the chances of its …

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Gold miners hail govt's efforts to break up illegal …

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has commended the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) for their ongoing efforts …

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Gold miners hail govt's efforts to break up illegal mining …

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has commended the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Ministry of Natural …

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Cross-border malaria in Northern Brazil

Along the Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border, intense human mobility fueled primarily by a humanitarian crisis and illegal gold mining activities has increased the occurrence of …

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Men face serious consequences after illegal operation uncovered …

Guyana isn't alone, as illegal gold mining has boomed in Ghana. Nigeria, a country rich in several minerals such as the sought-after lithium, recently cracked down on 10 suspects who violated …

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Amazon illegal gold mines drive trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana

Poverty and poor border controls have allowed young women to be trafficked into the trade catering to illegal gold miners in Brazil's border areas with countries like Guyana and …

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Brazil Keeps Up Fight Against Illegal Mining in Yanomami …

Brazil's military and security forces have dealt successive blows to illegal mining in the Amazon. The most recent focus of the actions is the Yanomami Indigenous Land (TIY), …

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The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil's …

The illegal mining on Yanomami land near Brazil's border with Venezuela is a window into what's playing out across the Amazon rainforest, which covers about 60 percent of the overall country. ...

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Police arrest Brazilian miner after uncovering illegal airstrip

POLICE in South Rupununi, Region Nine, intercepted an aircraft at an illegal airstrip in Bashaizon Village on Sunday, uncovering what is believed to be a mercury-smuggling …

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Uncontrolled Illegal Mining and Garimpo in the Brazilian Amazon

91% of Brazil's garimpo activity is in the Amazon, where almost 40% of them are five years old or younger. This paper finds in 2022, 77% of the detected garimpos showed …

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Forensic technology aids Brazil's crackdown on illicit Amazon gold

Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil's …

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Mining crackdown…Private bodies move to help

Thousands of Brazilians are reportedly facing expulsion, but only a few have started to trickle in to apply for legal papers. According to the non-profit Brazil/Guyana …

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Illegal Mining in Venezuela: Death and Devastation in the

To the extent possible, the interim government led by Juan Guaido and a Day After government need to locate and halt illegal mining operations, confiscate or destroy illegal …

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Amazon Illegal Gold Mines Drive Trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana

Separated by the Tacutu River (or Takutu in Guyana), the cities are easily accessible by the BR-401 highway. I crossed the border from Brazil into Guyana without being …

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Brazil sets a date to remove illegal miners from …

SÃO PAULO — After years of delays in protecting the Munduruku Indigenous people from illegal gold mining and mercury use decimating the Tapajós River Basin, Brazil's independent public ...

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Turning the tide against illegal gold mining in the Amazon

Illegal gold mining in Brazil has devastated Indigenous communities and the environment. (Getty) These efforts are underpinned by new partnerships between government …

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Brazil and French Guiana coordinating to combat …

French Guiana borders the northern Brazilian state of Amapá, a part of the country that has historically seen significant illegal mining.

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Guyanese, Brazilian arrested for illegal mining in Iwokrama forest

Two Guyanese and a Brazilian have been arrested for illegally mining within the Iwokrama International Centre's protected forest area. The arrest was carried out through the …

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Brazilian and others arrested over illegal gold mining within …

Several persons caught mining illegally within the Iwokrama Protected area have been arrested and will face charges. The Iwokrama Conservation Centre announced today …

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The True Cost of Gold: Mining, Malaria, and the Fight …

In 2023, the Brazilian government declared a public health emergency and launched a large-scale operation to expel thousands of illegal miners from Yanomami lands near the border with Guyana. Illegal gold mining …

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Targeting illegal gold mining

Chair of the North Rupununi District Deve-lopment Board (NRDDB), Mike Williams along with the leadership strongly condemned any form of illegal gold mining within Iwokrama. …

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Guyana, Brazil armies to tackle cross border crime, …

Members of the Guyana and Brazil Defence Forces (Photo: LCPL Randy Deputron of the G9 Branch/October 6, 2021) The two-day meeting proposes to examine a number of issues including cross border criminal …

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Organized Crime and Illegally Mined Gold in Latin America

"In the last year or two it has become clear that the nexus between organized crime and illegal mining of gold has resulted in a host of bad consequences; it funds criminal and terrorist …

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Brazil police bust $166 million illegal gold scheme on

Brazil's Federal Police said on Wednesday they had dismantled an illegal mining scheme that extracted gold from Indigenous lands worth 4 billion reais ($166 million). The …

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Mining dredges return to Amazon River's main tributary, months …

Five months after a major operation by federal forces, illegal mining dredges are back on the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon. The return of the floating structures shows …

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Climate strikes the Amazon, undermining protection efforts

Bolivia saw a staggering 586% increase over its 10-year average, as did Guyana. In Brazil, deforestation has plunged under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who moved swiftly …

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Brazil, Guyana hope to counter illegal mining

In the wake of the arrest of 89 Brazilian miners for a number of alleged offences, Brazil and Guyana are exploring how to work closely to regularize the presence of nationals of …

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