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Brazil: Illegal Mining Left Yanomami Indigenous People in Dire Condition

Brazil Yanomami Indigenous People Living in Dire Conditions as Illegal Mining Destroys Their Territory

Officials in Brazil reported that the Yanomami Indigenous people live in dreadful conditions because illegal gold miners threaten them with violence and block the delivery of essential goods.

Chile: Sinkhole Appears on a Mining Land in Tierra Amarilla; Mayor Calls for Quick Probe on the Cause of the Tragedy

Aug 02, 2022 10:49 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

A sinkhole in Chile appears in the country's mining land over the weekend, No injuries and casualties were reported as of Tuesday.

Heinrich Introduces Legislation To Modernize Antiquated Mining Law

Apr 28, 2022 10:33 PM EDT By Jessel Thomas

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, legislation to modernize the nation's severely antiquated hardrock mining law.

Brazil: Federal Police Force Wants President Jair Bolsonoaro Charged With Spreading Fake COVID-19 Information

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Calls for More Mining on Indigenous Lands as Bill Suffers Setbacks

Mar 09, 2022 10:42 PM EST By Mary Webber

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has been pushing for a law that would allow mining on indigenous lands as the bill suffered setbacks on Wednesday.

Mexican Mining Company Penoles Suspends Zinc Mining Operation Indefinitely, Low Prices to Blame

May 17, 2020 03:39 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

Industrias Penoles is indefinitely pausing its zinc mining operation after zinc prices in the market suffered a severe decline.

Mexico Is the World's Largest Silver Extractor

Apr 26, 2020 07:34 PM EDT By Neil P.

Silver Institute, a nonprofit international association that solely focuses on silver, reported that Mexico has remained the largest silver extractor in the world despite a two percent drop in 2019 and economic impact of COVID-19.

Brazil Allows Mining on Indigenous Lands To European Diplomats

Brazil to Allow Mining of Indigenous Lands by Foreign Diplomats

Jan 14, 2020 08:10 AM EST By Amy Santiago

After several environmental disasters, it seems Brazil's government has never learned from the effects of environmental degradation as it announced on Friday it was pushing ahead its plans to allow European companies to conduct mining on indigenous lands.