"We show that Ficus insipida tree cores can be used as a biomonitor for characterizing the spatial and potentially the temporal footprint of mercury emissions from artisanal gold mining in the ...

Nicolas De Santis, president and secretary general of Gold Mercury International, presented the Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Sustainability, 2025, to the Dalai Lama at his residence at McLeodganj.

AT least 7 500 people at selected 11 mining sites in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from a project targeted at reducing mercury use by 4,85 tonnes in gold mining activities in the next five years.

The study found that mercury, the toxic heavy metal used in gold processing, is silently poisoning water, soils and the environment. Water samples near gold mining hotspots showed mercury levels ...

Then, to separate the gold, miners will pour liquid mercury into the soil, forming a hard coating around the coveted mineral. Then, they’ll burn off the mercury to get pure gold. This process ...

Western Gold Resources is raising $1.05m to advance its Gold Duke project through a placement of shares at 4.25c each. Funds raised through the placement of 24.78 million shares at 4.25c each will ...

Ashanti Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has issued a stark warning about the ongoing dangers associated with the use of mercury in gold extraction. Speaking at a ...

“Right here on the Gold Coast there are about 1500 Australian public service officers who work here in everything from Services Australia processing pensions to the Depart of Veterans ...

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Migori /FILE Artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Migori County are directly exposed to mercury-related occupational and safety risks, a new study shows. A study by the Friedrich Naumann Found ...

Gold’s up nearly $100...again...as I write, and even I’m stunned by this rally. This run in gold, now to over $3,400 on a spot basis, has been so remarkable that ...

Mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining (AGM) has been a pressing global environmental and public health concern for the past four decades. The use of mercury in AGM is prevalent due to its ...