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Tax avoidance and profit-shifting are leaving African countries without the resources they need to meet their development goals.
Colonialism, corporate greed and lax regulation led to widespread pollution, particularly affecting Yellowknives Dene communities.
The big financial returns from mining often flow overseas. Here are four ways the government could ensure the country benefits more if it expands mining.
Dismantling one of the world’s deadliest terror group’s access to illicit economies is key to countering its activities.
Experts provide insights into the various actors involved in Nigeria’s security challenge, their motivation and why efforts to rein them in haven’t quite succeeded.
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.
Mining has not been particularly lucrative for New Zealand. It makes little economic sense to focus on digging for minerals, despite claims the new mines will aid in the country’s green transition.
Given the dangers of mercury toxicity and the high exposure of miners and their communities, solutions are needed to reduce their exposure.
In a world where economic sanctions make trade in US dollars almost impossible, gold has offered a way to evade these restrictions.
A ‘second gold rush’ has seen amateur and professional miners return to Victoria with modern technology.
A gradual drawdown of gold mining is a critical step towards sustainability.
Artisanal gold mining is highly organised and rule-bound. Men, women and even children participate a hierarchy sustained by a web of buyers, sponsors and customers.
As a dynamic and mechanising form of production, artisanal mining is in more direct competition with large corporations than is commonly perceived.
Through their attempts to assist miners with their daily needs, Zambian unions enable lower wages and worse working conditions.
Fool’s gold, or pyrite, is made of worthless iron disulfide, but can contain tiny amounts of the real thing. Using an ‘atom probe’, research has uncovered a new way gold atoms can hide in pyrite crystals.
NASA satellite images reveal the extent of gold-mining in Peru. This information can be used to shut down illegal mining and prevent environmental destruction and contamination.
Mercury is a nasty toxin that harms humans and ecosystems. The gold and sugar-cane industries have tackled the problem, and it’s time for coal to follow suit.
Mining strips nitrogen from the soil and means the forest struggles to grow back even after mines are abandoned.
You would think that anyone in the gold industry would be getting rich right now, but informal miners in many countries are missing out.
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Professor of Geography, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Law, New York Law School
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Enseignant-Chercheur, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey (UAM)
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Professor in International Business, Mahidol University
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Professeur d'Economie, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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