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Mining companies have been struggling with a protracted slump in commodity prices, coupled with a slowdown in China's economy.

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The 77 Percent and Ghana's Joy News talk to young people about effects of mining on health and environment.
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Ghana's youths rely on illegal mining for work, a practice that has polluted both land and water bodies.
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The 77 Percent meets young people in Ghana and the DRC to understand the impact of mining.
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An estimated 2 million mines are scattered across Ukraine. DW spoke with veterans who are working to clear the land.
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In the Amazon, the Yanomami staunchly oppose the destruction of their habitat.
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Josey Mahachi talks to DW's Naomi Jasseda and Dr. Mussa Daniel Budeba, CEO of the Geological Survey of Tanzania.
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Sri Lanka: Female deminers clear path to postwar recovery

Fifteen years after Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, women are clearing land mines to rebuild their communities.
ConflictsDecember 9, 2024
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Residents of Homonhon Island are resisting the expansion of a mine they say is destroying the local ecosystem.
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Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans in the Arctic

Norway has paused the licensing process to permit Arctic seabed mining for critical metals as WWF courtcase continues.
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South Korea will not attend a ceremony in Japan to commemorate victims of forced labor, its foreign ministry says.
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After decades of civil war, over a million land mines remain in the ground in Sri Lanka. Demining efforts are ongoing.
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US agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

How will Ukraine justify the use of US-supplied land mines? Domitilla Sagramoso at King's College London speaks with DW.
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A court in South Africa has ordered police to end the risky standoff at a mine in the country's North West province.
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DW explores the factors behind this underground industry, the people involved and the challenges of regulation.
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Hundreds of illegal miners are struggling to survive underground in South Africa.
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In South Africa's North West province, hundreds or even thousands of people are trapped in a gold mine fearing arrest.
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Child miners in Nigeria risk health for little money

Unregulated mining is a booming sector in Nigeria, with many working in hazardous conditions.
Human RightsNovember 14, 202403:43 min
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Women use DRC's cobalt mining boom to create green jobs

Cobalt mining in DRC is male-dominated. NGO Women in Mining supports affected women and offering opportunities.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 8, 202406:55 min
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Europe is almost entirely dependent on China for its lithium battery needs. Can the bloc develop its own supply chain?
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Brazil seals $23 billion from mining firms over dam collapse

The Brazilian government signed a compensation deal with BHP and Vale over the 2015 environmental disaster.
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DW met Dimitri Sytyi, a key player of Russia's Wagner Group in Africa. Two experts provided an analysis of his comments.
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Recovering materials like silicon, silver and copper from defective solar panels could be a game-changer in urban mining
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Politicians and other influential figures have a hand in illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and other parts of Africa.
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Lithium mining in Serbia: The raw material of the future is currently the subject of protests.
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The US Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a vast peatland swamp and nature paradise, is threatened by a proposed mine.
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Juan Lopez is the fourth member of an environmental activism group based in in Tocoa to be killed since 2023.
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Serbian farmers in the Jadar River valley are afraid that a lithium mine could ruin their livelihoods.
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Sustainable demolitions show it’s possible to recycle construction materials.
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The EU-supported deal seeks to source a core resource at scale, but environmentalists say the costs are too high.
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In southern Spain, new mining operations could be a welcome source of work.
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New protective measures for Australia's Jabiluka will allow the Mirrar people to keep mining firms away from their land.
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The EU is keen to pivot its reliance on China for natural resources towards Europe.
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Activists have labeled Serbia's U-turn on lithium mining "an epic crime against people and nature."
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