Tens of thousands of informal miners operate in and around large industrialmines in Congo.
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Industrialmines have long been accused of depriving indigenous people of land, polluting their homes and breeding crime.
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Twelve industrialmines were being operated at the end of 2018, with four more due to open in the near future.
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Deadly accidents are common in Congo's mostly unregulated artisanal mining sector, where diggers use rudimentary tools, but far rarer at its large industrialmines.
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Tens of thousands of people in Congo's southeast depend on small-scale mining to support their families and often operate within the perimeters of industrialmines.
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The industrialmines produced 46.272 tonnes and the artisanal miners produced four tonnes, bringing total output to 50.272 tonnes, he told Reuters.