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Sahel Gold Fuels Conflict Amidst Record Prices
Record-high gold prices in 2025 are fueling conflicts in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, where military juntas utilize gold revenues to fund counterinsurgency campaigns involving Russian mercenaries, leading to human rights abuses and little benefit to local populations; weak ethical standards and tr...
Sahel Gold Fuels Conflict Amidst Record Prices
Record-high gold prices in 2025 are fueling conflicts in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, where military juntas utilize gold revenues to fund counterinsurgency campaigns involving Russian mercenaries, leading to human rights abuses and little benefit to local populations; weak ethical standards and tr...
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52% Bias Score
Mercury Poisoning in Senegal's Gold Mining Sector"
In Senegal's Kedougou region, women use mercury to extract gold, causing severe health risks and environmental contamination despite the availability of mercury-free alternatives and government initiatives, highlighting the need for broader community engagement and improved access to safer technolog...
Mercury Poisoning in Senegal's Gold Mining Sector"
In Senegal's Kedougou region, women use mercury to extract gold, causing severe health risks and environmental contamination despite the availability of mercury-free alternatives and government initiatives, highlighting the need for broader community engagement and improved access to safer technolog...
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36% Bias Score
Mali Gold Mine Collapse Kills 48
At least 48 people, mostly women, died in a gold mine collapse at an illegal site in Bilaly Koto, Mali, on February 15th, highlighting the dangers faced by artisanal miners in the country.
Mali Gold Mine Collapse Kills 48
At least 48 people, mostly women, died in a gold mine collapse at an illegal site in Bilaly Koto, Mali, on February 15th, highlighting the dangers faced by artisanal miners in the country.
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32% Bias Score
Sudan Mine Collapse Kills at Least 11, Highlights Safety Failures
A mine collapse in Sudan's Red Sea state killed at least 11 artisanal miners and injured 7, prompting calls for investigations into negligence and safety failures, with the actual death toll potentially exceeding 50.
Sudan Mine Collapse Kills at Least 11, Highlights Safety Failures
A mine collapse in Sudan's Red Sea state killed at least 11 artisanal miners and injured 7, prompting calls for investigations into negligence and safety failures, with the actual death toll potentially exceeding 50.
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24% Bias Score
Colombian Ancestral Mining Leader Assassinated
Jaime Gallego Gómez, a 57-year-old leader of Segovia's ancestral mining community, was found murdered in Vegachí, Colombia, on March 9th, 2025, six days after his disappearance. His death, attributed to the Clan del Golfo, highlights ongoing violence against social leaders advocating for ancestral m...
Colombian Ancestral Mining Leader Assassinated
Jaime Gallego Gómez, a 57-year-old leader of Segovia's ancestral mining community, was found murdered in Vegachí, Colombia, on March 9th, 2025, six days after his disappearance. His death, attributed to the Clan del Golfo, highlights ongoing violence against social leaders advocating for ancestral m...
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40% Bias Score
78 Dead, 166 Rescued After South Africa Mine Rescue
At least 78 bodies have been recovered and 166 miners rescued from a Stilfontein gold mine following a three-day rescue operation; the operation began after South African police cut off vital supplies in November in an attempt to end illegal mining, resulting in at least 109 deaths from starvation a...
78 Dead, 166 Rescued After South Africa Mine Rescue
At least 78 bodies have been recovered and 166 miners rescued from a Stilfontein gold mine following a three-day rescue operation; the operation began after South African police cut off vital supplies in November in an attempt to end illegal mining, resulting in at least 109 deaths from starvation a...
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40% Bias Score
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