Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
Tag: Gold mines
Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Gold Mine...
The Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea’s violence-prone Enga province will resume operations later this month after a hiatus of several years, a joint venture partner said, amid promises that higher local ownership of the venture will produce an economic windfall.
Crime Spikes in South Africa Due...
Due to its Witwatersrand Basin goldfields, Johannesburg, South Africa, which was founded in 1886 after gold was discovered, eventually became the world’s largest producer of the precious metal throughout the 20th century. However, many of the old mines have closed, and their places have been taken by small-scale illegal miners and an array of social issues.
Zimbabwe Authorities Concerned About the Deaths...
More than 100 people have been killed this year alone as a result of illegal mining in Zimbabwe, according to the country’s authorities, more than twice more than double that of died in 2020. The government has started a safety campaign to target illegal miners
Ghosts and Gold in the Wild...
People now go to experience the old Wild West complete with staged gunfights