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Mining companies digging up a deadly footprint across Africa.

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Children in southern Mali who live near one of the country's oldest gold mines
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 Jul 16, 2015
A platinum mine looms over a nearby settlement in South Africa
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150 Companies, 1500 Licenses, 33 Countries: Fatal Extraction By The Numbers

 Jul 15, 2015
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, locals near Kilwa's port look out over Lake Mweru from where Anvil Mining once shipped its copper and silver

Fatal Extraction: Australian Mining in Africa

 Jul 10, 2015
A safety message at a South African mining operation
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Data and Field Work Combine to Reveal Australian Mining’s Impact in Africa

 Jul 10, 2015
Australian mining companies have been linked with hundreds of deaths in Africa since 2004
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Companies Accused of ‘Taking Advantage of Regulatory Weakness’

 Jul 10, 2015
Trucks arrive at a mine in mine in Malawi

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 Jul 08, 2015
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