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Environmental protection.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240360
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Mining in the Dominican Republic.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197070
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The amount of land granted for mining has now surpassed 2 million hectares, having doubled between 2021 and 2023 to around 1.8 million. This rapid expansion in mining activity…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287043
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Mining outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230587
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699
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Colombia is yet formally to endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but may do so under President Gustavo Petro. Although Chinese investment offers major potential…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279281
ISSN: 2633-304X
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So far this year, gold sales to India have seen that country displace Brazil as Bolivia’s most important commercial partner. While providing employment for workers in the sector…
Informal mining accounts for a large proportion of employment in an industry otherwise dominated by large-scale capital-intensive operations. Most small-scale miners are engaged…
Brazil has a population of around 900,000 indigenous people, mostly living in remote regions of the Amazon forest. The scale of illegal activities in demarcated indigenous areas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253253
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Illegal mining.