Category: Mining
River Sand: A Resource under Strain
INDIA’S “sand mafia” is doing a roaring trade. The Times of India estimates that the illicit market for sand is worth around 150bn rupees ($2.3bn) a year; at one site in Tamil Nadu alone, 50,000 lorryloads are mined every day and smuggled to nearby states.… Read More
GEN November 20, 2017
The Diamond as Big as Des Bergues
The Diamond as Big as des Bergues.
Erik Post
Two desks and four security guards flank the lectern in the middle of the podium.… Read More
GEN November 15, 2017
The Mines of Trepça & Stories of Men
The Trepça Mines were one of the most flourishing industries in the Yugoslavian Era. Mostly located in Serbia and Kosovo, Trepça employed more than 40’000 employees at the largest, in the mines and associated infrastructures. … Read More
GEN November 7, 2017