A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury ...
Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining. González highlights how mercury-free extraction ...
Ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step. But small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without ...
Ghana will abolish value-added tax on mineral exploration and reconnaissance to boost investment in its mining sector, its ...
Ghana expects to rake in $12-billion a year from small-scale gold production if output doubles as planned. Gold exports from the country have surged as international prices have soared, and much of ...
Parties to the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury met this week to discuss illegal trade, gold-mining pollution, and other ...
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Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, study warns
In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...
SMALL CAN BE GOLDEN TOO The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines believes that licensed small-scale mining operations can contribute greatly to the country's economy The Ghanaian Chamber of Mines is in favour of ...
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has granted a small-scale mining license to Mubende United Miners Assembly ...
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