Brazil’s wildcat mining is deeply rooted in its politics and thirst for minerals
27 Jul
Politics

Brazil’s wildcat mining is deeply rooted in its politics and thirst for minerals

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Politics tamfitronics Brazil has had a long history of gold mining, going all the way back to the Portuguese empire. In the 1970s, as the country opened its forests for migration, many families headed for the recently discovered gold fields in Carajás, Tapajós, Roraima, Madre de Dios and the Guiana Coast and started exploring them, with support by governments.Wildcat miners or garimpeiros extract ‘free gold’ from secondary deposits using placer-mining technology. Gold-bearing mineral formations typically are classified as primary (hard-rock) or...
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NNPC Reacts to Petrol Scarcity in Parts of Lagos and Abuja, Reveals Cause
27 Jul
Politics

NNPC Reacts to Petrol Scarcity in Parts of Lagos and Abuja, Reveals Cause

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Politics tamfitronics The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has attributed the scarcity in parts of Lagos and Abuja to a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.In a statement released on Saturday, Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC, explained that the company is working tirelessly with stakeholders to resolve the challenge and restore normalcy in fuel supply and distribution.“The NNPC Ltd. wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels,” Soneye said.“The Company further states that it is working round the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in the operations.”The petrol scarcity comes on the heels...
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