In a recent study published today in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is ...
The National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners in the Philippines, Inc. (NCSSMPI) backs the enactment of the proposed Minahang ...
A small, leafy, green peanut plant grows out of a patch of dirt. When David McLagan’s team sampled mercury isotopes in cassava, maize, and peanut crops (like the one shown here) grown downwind of a ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global mercury conference in Geneva faced sharp criticism Friday from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to take stronger steps against mercury use in ...
Small-Scale Miners’ Coalition Concludes 7th National Assembly, Highlights Call for Mining Law Reform
"Reporma Ngayon, Ligtas na Pagmimina Bukas! (Reforms Today, Safe Mining Tomorrow!)" This was the resounding call of more than 200 representatives from 59 ...
Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...
SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...
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