January 2011
With gold price reaching all times heights, conflicts between large scale mining companies and the artisanal miners from the communities surrounding the industrial mines aggreviate.
The article written by Cam Simpson for Bloomberg, paints a shocking picture of violent clashes between the security forces employed by Barrick Gold Corp at the North Mana mine in Tanzania and the villagers, looking for gold in waste rock discarded by the Canadian company.
According to the 28 people interviewed at least seven people have been killed so far.