Indonesian state-owned tin mining company Timah is confident of achieving its 2025 production goal of 21,500 tonnes (t) despite a challenging first half of the year, reported Reuters. The report quoted Timah’s chief executive, Restu Widiyantoro, as saying during a parliamentary session that the company’s efforts to curb illegal mining would help achieve the targets. In the first half of this year, the company reported a 32% decrease in tin ore output, amounting to 6,997t, and a 29% decline in refined tin ...

The US sanctioned an armed group and two Hong Kong-based firms linked to violence and illegal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo https://t.co/Hx1EAy3vG1 ...

“Food reserves were getting alarmingly low. And without the rope, there was no way out.”An attempt by the South African government to “smoke out” illegal miners had disastrous consequences, reports 1843 magazine https://t.co/hZUVXtTABS ...

“God, please help me, I’m not going to die here, my grave’s not going to be here.”The decision to barricade illegal miners in tunnels by South Africa's government was deadly, 1843 magazine reports https://t.co/TxTmS70A7H ...

The South African government tried to “smoke out” illegal gold-miners by cutting off their supplies. Since the start of Operation Close the Hole more than 90 men have died https://t.co/Zx20bfYyU7 ...

“They were desperate to reach the surface.”Last year hundreds of illegal gold-miners were blockaded underground by the South African police. Two of the survivors told 1843 magazine about their ordeal https://t.co/xKOHwl6x2y ...

“Once they didn’t eat for 18 days. Although, what was a ‘day’ anyway when they had not seen sunlight for months?"Last year police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal miners, hoping to force them to the surface. It came at a great cost https://t.co/9wvtJQOLG9 ...

“Food reserves were getting alarmingly low. And without the rope, there was no way out.”An attempt by the South African government to “smoke out” illegal miners had disastrous consequences, reports 1843 magazine https://t.co/0BRC9w7oYi ...

Gold is now better business than drugs for many gangs in Latin America. It has led to a wave of violence linked to illegal mining across the region https://t.co/DGXj8eiWZQ ...

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