Illegal Logging & Mining

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (208+ words) SRINAGAR: Police have seized 18 vehicles across Baramulla, Shopian and Ganderbal districts for allegedly being involved in the unauthorised extraction and transportation of minerals, as part of an ongoing enforcement drive against illegal mining. In Baramulla, Police Post Mirgund seized a…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (486+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke Nawara Company Limited, a prominent mining firm operating in Ghana's Eastern Region, has formally petitioned the Ghana Police Service to launch an independent and comprehensive investigation into a highly coordinated armed raid on its premises. The incident,…...

16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (188+ words) WSB-TV Dead birds, baby goats found along metro Atlanta walking trail ‘Unimaginable loss’: 2 boys die, 2 women hurt in shooting Hundreds without power in neighborhood Road closure in effect on downtown Atlanta street most of coming week for resurfacing Plans…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (326+ words) timesofindia.indiatimes.com Bokaro: The crackdown on illegal coal in Bokaro’s coalfield belt is taking a dual route: ground raids and awareness drives.Over the past month, CISF has intensified action against illegal coal mining, transportation and storage in…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (547+ words) Mineral-rich areas in Pu Sam Cap commune are often located deep within forests, in rugged terrain with difficult access. Taking advantage of these conditions, some individuals secretly bring in machinery and equipment to illegally mine gold. In response to this,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) "In a scenario where there is violation of rules and illegal mining, the violator will attract both civil liability as well as criminal liability for illegal mining," the ministry said The Ministry of Mines has said amendments to the Mines…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (446+ words) Di Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, don confam say some illegal miners wey dem arrest and put for dia custody don kpai. Dem say illegal miners wey dem arrest for M.I Wushishi /Lukoto village allegedly…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (423+ words) Ghana's Forestry Commission mounted a crackdown on illegal miners at the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region on 13 September 2026, arresting 12 suspected galamsey operators and seizing three excavators used to tear up protected forest land. Acting on intelligence from…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (424+ words) The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted on September 13, 2026, also resulted in the seizure of six water-pumping machines, while…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (482+ words) Troops of Operation Delta Safe have arrested six suspected illegal miners and seized 5,000 bags of ilmenite sand in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa. Troops of the military’s Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have seized a massive haul of suspected…...