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 ...
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Scientists issue warning after making disturbing discovery near gold mines: 'It raises human health concerns'
"Miners will not stop." Scientists issue warning after making disturbing discovery near gold mines: 'It raises human health ...
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 ...
Parties to the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury met this week to discuss illegal trade, gold-mining pollution, and other ...
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Formalizing small-scale gold mining can reduce environmental impacts & crime (commentary)
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold supplies. It supports 100 million people indirectly, more than any other ...
KEDOUGOU, Senegal (AP) — The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy ...
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