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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/zamfara-gold-miners-security-levies",
  "slug": "zamfara-gold-miners-security-levies",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "Punch Newspapers",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/gold-miners-face-growing-insecurity-as-bandits-demand-levies/",
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  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
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  "content": {
    "title": "Zamfara gold miners face insecurity as armed groups demand levies",
    "summary": "An SBM Intelligence report cited by Punch said armed groups are seeking to impose payments on miners and control mineral-rich areas, threatening livelihoods and economic activity.",
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        "heading": "Zamfara gold miners face insecurity as armed groups demand levies",
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          "An SBM Intelligence report cited by Punch said armed groups are seeking to impose payments on miners and control mineral-rich areas, threatening livelihoods and economic activity."
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