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Illegal mining

Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission. Illegal mining is the extraction of precious metal and or rocks without following the proper procedures to participate in legal mining activity. These procedures include permits and licenses for exploration of the land, mining and transportation, as well as safety regulations…

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Illegal mining

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples71
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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Illegal mining

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related to Sub-Saharan Africa · 8
Illegal mining → An, Ghana, In, Operation Vanguard, Saharan Africa, Some, Spurred, While
related to Crime · 7
Illegal mining → Adults, Child, For, Illegal, Latin America, These, This
related to Latin America · 7
Illegal mining → Amazon, Emissions, Furthermore, Illegal, In Latin America, Latin America, The
related to Farming · 6
Illegal mining → For, Ghana, Illegal, The, There, They
related to Ghana · 5
Illegal mining → Ghana, Illegal, In Ghana, President, The
related to Soil erosion and degradation · 5
Illegal mining → Deforestation, Illegal, Poorly, Removing, Soil
related to Malaria · 4
Illegal mining → Abandoned, Illegal, This, When
related to Nigeria · 4
Illegal mining → Nigeria, The, The Nigerian, This
has impact · 3
Illegal mining → Certified, Illegal, One
related to Deforestation · 3
Illegal mining → As, Deforestation, There

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mining illegal operations artisanal miners land activity often large-scale organized small-scale soil also ghana government legal metals water due without

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Illegal miningcausesdeforestation of this protected rainforest0.90text
Illegal miningis aextraction of precious metal and or rocks without following the proper procedures to participate in legal mining activity0.90text
Illegal miningis aemployment option for men and women with no education and it is an easy way to make quick money0.90text
open-pit mininginstance ofif only on the financing side.Large-scale mining operations are owned by large companies and use advanced technology to extract metals0.80text
mercuryinstance ofWater pollutionIllegal gold mining operations often use heavy metals0.80text
cyanide to extract gold from waste materialinstance ofWater pollutionIllegal gold mining operations often use heavy metals0.80text
rockinstance ofand large amounts of mining waste0.80text
sedimentinstance ofand large amounts of mining waste0.80text
soil that lacks nutrients are dumped onto the landinstance ofand large amounts of mining waste0.80text
engulfing the fertile topsoilinstance ofand large amounts of mining waste0.80text
stopping the growth of plantsinstance ofand large amounts of mining waste0.80text
landslides due to loose soilinstance ofSoil erosion can also lead to natural hazards0.80text

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