Crime ❯Illegal Activities

Mining Crimes

Illegal Mining Human Rights Violations Environmental Crimes Humanitarian Issues Government Response Rat-Hole Mining Negligence Robberies and Violence Casualties Humanitarian Crisis

Illegal Mining Surges Near Kaziranga Despite 2019 Ban, CEC Warns

The Central Empowered Committee has asked the Assam government to seek a High Court review of mining approvals to uphold the 2019 ban.

Rajasthan Police Clash with Mining Mafia Leaves Driver Dead, Sparks Protests

ED Uncovers Massive Illegal Coal Mining Syndicate in Meghalaya and Assam

Bodies of 9 Miners Recovered After 44-Day Assam Coal Mine Rescue

South African Police Hunt Escaped Illegal Gold Mining Kingpin

Assam Cracks Down on Illegal Rat-Hole Mining After Fatal Coal Mine Incident

87 Dead in South African Mine After Months-Long Police Standoff

87 Dead in South Africa Illegal Mine Standoff as Police Actions Draw Criticism

South Africa Ends Rescue Operation in Illegal Goldmine with 78 Dead

South Africa Rescues Illegal Miners Trapped for Months in Abandoned Gold Mine

Rescue Efforts Continue After Assam Coal Mine Flood Kills Four, Five Still Missing

Tense Standoff Continues as South African Illegal Miners Trapped Underground

Court Orders South African Police to Lift Blockade on Illegal Miners

South Africa Faces Crisis as Thousands of Illegal Miners Remain Underground