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Illegal Yunnan Excavation Collapse Kills Five as Beijing Intensifies Mine Safety Probes

Two recent deadly incidents have exposed regulatory failures and prompted national investigations and inspections of China’s mining sector.

Federal Agents Shut Suspected Illegal Mercury Mine in Querétaro

MP High Court Orders Suo Motu Criminal Contempt Case Against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak

Argentina Detains Four Chilean Miners for Illegal Gold Extraction at Border Mine

Meghalaya Police Seize 17,322 Tonnes of Illegal Coal and Explosives in East Jaintia Hills

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bans Illegal Riverbank Mining for 60 Days Under Section 144

Peru Mounts Twin Raids on Illegal Mining in Protected Areas

Unlawful Gold Rush Persists at Springs Cattle Kraal Despite Police Dispersals

Meghalaya Steps Up Crackdown After Deadly Mine Blast: 62 FIRs, 14 Arrests, 15,224 MT Coal Seized

Meghalaya Coal Blast: Justice R.S. Chauhan to Lead Judicial Probe as SIT Expands Illegal‑Mining Investigation

Meghalaya Illegal Mine Blast Toll Climbs to 32 as Courts, NGT, NHRC Step Up Scrutiny

Meghalaya Orders Judicial Inquiry After Illegal Rat-Hole Mine Blast That Killed 27

Meghalaya Illegal Mine Blast Toll Rises to 25 as Police Make Two Arrests

Orissa High Court Orders Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Mayurbhanj and Balasore

Gauteng Deploys Stabilisation Team as Randfontein Families Flee Illegal Miners

ED Seizes Rs 2.63 Crore in Odisha Raids on Illegal Mining Syndicate

Peru Destroys 24 Illegal River Mining Machines Inside Tambopata Reserve

EJH Police File Suo Motu Case After Worker’s Death in Alleged Dynamite Blast

Independent Audit Says One-Third of Aravalli at Risk Under New Definition

Peru Congress Backs One-Year Reinfo Extension in First Vote, Drops Bid to Reincorporate 50,000