Residents report harassment at Kapoeta East gold mining site
Residents of Kapoeta East County in Eastern Equatoria have reported harassment at the gold mining site in Nanyapuduro. During a Community Connect program on Singaita 88.3 FM on Monday, community members and eyewitnesses reported incidents of beatings, rapes, and injuries inflicted by unknown individuals.
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South_Sudan_Gold_Mining_Report-LR_1 | PDF
South_Sudan_Gold_Mining_Report-LR_1 - Download as a PDF or view online for free ... Lokuromuro hills (in Natinga payam), and the western hills – Lokormor (5 hours' journey from Narus).15 In Kapoeta South there are mining sites in three of the seven payams, namely: Longelaya, Pwato and Takaninyang payams. ARTISANAL MINING IN KAPOETA EAST ...
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Gold Rush: Livelihoods, challenges in South Sudan's mining sector
Gold dealers in Kapoeta originate from various backgrounds. Josephine Ocean, a young mother, recounted how she entered the gold business after being introduced by a friend while in Torit town. At the gold site, she observes that men primarily dig deep holes and extract gravel underground, while women are responsible for panning the gold ...
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South Sudan Is Kapoeta governor's grip on local business under …
The governance of Louis Lobong Lojore, who has built up an impressive business empire in his state, could be tainted by a new scandal. Louis Lobong Lojore, the governor of Kapoeta, has not been stinting on his efforts to profit from the wealth of his state. According to our information, fifteen ...
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What Are The Major Natural Resources Of South …
Gold mining is the main source of income for the people living in the eastern part of South Sudan, especially in the district of Kapoeta where gold digging is the way of life. However, the country does not benefit much from …
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Gold Mining; Serious investors needed in South Sudan
Gold Mining; Serious international investors urgently needed for Gold mining [ Small - large scale] in the rich Kapoeta region of South Sudan. Contact : jeremy@eastafricabazaar.
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Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining: A Study of Mining …
The mining sector in South Sudan consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, of which anyone has different environmental impacts. This research gives highlights on the environmental
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7 killed as gold mine collapses in Kapoeta South
Seven artisanal and small-scale gold miners have tragically lost their lives when the walls of a mine they were digging collapsed in Naknak, Kapoeta South County.
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In South Sudan, some children work in mines to survive
Sometimes she works so late that she sleeps in the mines overnight, she said. South Sudan's five-year civil war has devastated the economy, fueling child labor in some of the country's most impoverished regions. Mineral-rich yet exceptionally poor, Kapoeta state has been plagued by severe hunger during the conflict.
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The Criminalization of South Sudan's Gold Sector
The Kapoeta Investment Authority is required to sell any artisanal gold to the Bank of South Sudan in order to prevent unauthorized trade in unofficial channels that lack government …
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Gold Price Today in South Sudan
Gold price in South Sudan today from Juba and Winejok jewelry, exchange and bank sources in South Sudanese pounds and all world currencies. ... Local Markets: Gold is often sold in local markets, especially in mining regions such as Kapoeta and Luri. However, transactions in these markets may lack formal documentation and assurances of ...
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South Sudan's gold rush: A story of livelihoods and challenges
In 2019, South Sudan reportedly exported gold worth $19.4 million, primarily to the United Arab Emirates, according to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity. ... The mining sector in Kapoeta and other parts of the country involves over 30 companies engaged in both legal exploration and illegal mining activities, with more than 70 ...
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SPECIAL REP
Kapoeta during August and September 2012. The research ... South Sudan's mining sector. After the end of the civil war in 2005 and amid the politi- ... operated artisanal gold mines in informal cross-border economies. With South Sudan's inde - pendence in 2011 and the shutdown of oil production in 2012, international and domestic
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Another mining accident leaves two dead in Kapoeta South
A gold mine in Namorunyang, Kapoeta South County, Eastern Equatoria State, collapsed over the weekend, killing two miners instantly and injuring five more. ... Experts believes that the most significant and well-known locations for artisanal and small-scale gold mining are in South Sudan; these sites are primarily located in the Central and ...
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E. Equatoria prepares for gold mining exploration
March 30, 2014 (TORIT) – South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state government in collaboration with the New Kush Exploration and Mining Limited has begun the first gold mining exploration in the ...
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Panning For Gold In South Sudan, A Gram At A Time
South Sudanese pan for gold in Nanakanak, in the eastern part of the impoverished country. Tens of thousands of informal miners are looking for gold, and the government is trying to attract...
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Kapoeta South
In addition to sitting atop the critical road between Torit and the border town of Narus (enabling access to the major logistics and humanitarian hub of Lokichogio in northern Kenya), the …
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10 killed in Kapoeta South gold mine collapse, 5 bodies recovered
The local authorities in Kapoeta South County in Eastern Equatoria State have said at least ten people died after an informal gold mine collapsed last week in Nakiki Village due to torrential rains.
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Corruption in South Sudan's Gold Sector Bleeding its Miners Dry
Although South Sudan's emerging gold market is quickly becoming a popular choice for traders in Africa, widespread reports of smuggling and internal corruption have deprived its people of much-needed revenue and economic development. ... Gold mining, be it large or small-scale, offers any nation with deep reserves the chance for sustained ...
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7 killed as gold mine collapses in Kapoeta South
Seven artisanal and small-scale gold miners have tragically lost their lives when the walls of a mine they were digging collapsed in Naknak, Kapoeta South County. March 28, 2024 EASTERN EQUATORIA
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Living with Lobong: Power, Gold, and the UPDF in Eastern …
1 The SPLA ceded control of Kapoeta in 1991, before recapturing it in 2003. 2 During the period in which South Sudan was composed of 28—and then 32—states, Lobong retained the governorship of Kapoeta state (2015–20), only to reclaim the governorship of Eastern Equatoria when South Sudan returned to a 10-state administrative system in 2020.
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Untapped and Unprepared
In the gold-rich region of Kapoeta, state government officials have begun issuing licenses independently of the central government. Meanwhile, the military has developed problematic mining interests in an effort to address budgetary …
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E. Equatoria: Gold mine deaths expose need for reform
Last week, a woman was killed when a gold mine collapsed in Namurinyang Payam of Kapoeta South County. ... Dr Andu Ezbon, told Radio Tamazuj that there is no formal gold mining yet in South Sudan.
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Kapoeta's gold rush: South Sudan's silent trade fuels …
Several artisanal miners often use their unpurified gold to barter for Kenyan goods smuggled across the border. The devaluation of the South Sudanese pound against the Kenyan shilling has rendered it worthless in the …
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Establishing a mining sector in postwar South Sudan
This report is based on research conducted in Juba, Torit, and Kapoeta during August and September 2012. The research provides an initial examination on the underdocumented issue of mining in South Sudan and seeks to provide the …
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Three miners killed in Kapoeta gold mining site
Report by the Enough project in 2020, indicates that the gold mining in the Kapoeta area has been criminalized. It noted that despite its legal framework, South Sudan's gold sector remains ungoverned and poorly regulated.
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Gold fever sweeps South Sudan ahead of new mining law
Item 1 of 24 A man shows off his gold to potential buyers in a hotel in Kapoeta, South Sudan September 27, 2012. ... but mining officials say diamond and gold deposits in South Sudan's mineral ...
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Artisanal Mining in Sudan
Red Sea hills, Nubian desert, south Blue Nile, and Nuba mountains -19th Century: The Ottoman Empire gold quest in Sudan -1900-1953: The colonial gold mining in the Red Sea Hills, northeastern Sudan -2005 -present: The recent gold mining …
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South Sudan's gold rush: A story of livelihoods and challenges
In Greater Kapoeta, specifically in places like Lauro, Namurunyan, and Buno, small-scale artisanal miners toil in search of gold. The allure of gold has reshaped livelihoods here, …
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South Sudan's Gold Rush: A Story of Livelihoods and Challenges
In Greater Kapoeta, specifically in places like Lauro, Namurunyan, and Buno, small-scale artisanal miners toil in search of gold. The allure of gold has reshaped livelihoods …
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