Gold miners see silver lining in big lithium and nickel layoffs
The mothballing of large West Australian critical minerals projects has come at the same time as a surge in demand for ...
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South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
while others are career miners who resorted to illegal work after losing their jobs. "People are getting involved in illegal mining because there's a high rate of unemployment," said Livhuwani ...
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Destitute South Africans and migrants risk their lives in illegal mines—and are exploited by criminal gangs
Fortunes have been made by those at the top of the chain. Local community members say that some miners are persuaded to work at the sites, then kept underground against their will. The police say ...