The grim reality of illegal gold mining in South Africa came to light this week as dozens of bodies were recovered from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, where hundreds of miners endured months of starvation and disease after a police crackdown cut off food supplies. At least 87 people have been confirmed dead, and more […]

This happened as part of ‘Neblina 2024’, a security operation created to protect forest reserves and biosphere reserves. On Tuesday, Domingo Hernandez, the strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), announced that his troops destroyed equipment used for illegal mining in the Carida sector in the state of Amazonas. RELATED: FANB Demands […]

They served as clandestine lodgings and logistical depots for environmental depredation and open-pit mining in a national security area. On Thursday, Domingo Hernandez, the strategic commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), confirmed that Venezuelan military forces destroyed 84 structures used for illegal mining in the southern part of the country. RELATED: Venezuelans Make […]

On Tuesday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) informed that six makeshift mining camps set up by illegal miners were destroyed in the state of Amazonas. RELATED: National Assembly’s Consultation Is Successful: Pres. Maduro Previously, on Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched Operation “Fog 2024” for the protection of the Amazon region and its ecosystems. The […]