The nation also loses more than $1 billion to illegal mining annually, with the black market trade in gold linked to violent turf wars, according to a parliamentary brief.

A campaign group opposed to a controversial gold mine ... the proposed mine began at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, County Tyrone. Members of the Save Our Sperrins group wore black and red ...

Two protesters outside the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh as the public inquiry into the planned Dalradian gold mine got under way ... Save Our Sperrins group wore black and red and held small ...

Six more bodies have been recovered from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where scores of people have reportedly died underground since authorities tried to force them out and seal the mine ...