If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...

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As larger, high-grade mineral deposits become harder to find and more CapEx-intensive to develop, more junior miners are ...

Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has urged Parliament to protect GoldBod gains as Minority demands probe into ...

Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...

The planned Carbon-in-Pulp processing plant will have a capacity of 100 to 120 tonnes per day and is expected to serve more than 7,900 miners the area.

Ghana's gold output surged 19.3% in 2024 Gold revenue boosts economic recovery Small-scale miners face uncertainty from regulatory changes New measures aim to reduce smuggling ACCRA, May 30 (Reuters) ...

With gold prices at an all-time high, illegal gold mining is again rising— a recurring pattern between gold prices and illegal gold mining. Earlier this month, several top-tier news reports covered ...

LIMA (Reuters) -Copper output in Peru, the world's third-biggest producer, is expected to grow slightly to 2.8 million metric tons this year, while mining investment is forecast to reach at least $4.8 ...