Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Brazil’s Tapajós River Basin emits 16 metric tons of CO2 per kilo of gold produced, and 2.5 metric tons of mercury annually, a study has found.

Gold mine in South Kivu, Congo – Sasha. Credit: Credit Sasha Lezhnev/ Enoughproject.org – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr. A Chinese-run gold mine in the Ituri province in eastern Congo is encroaching on ...

Bitcoin now commands its highest-ever value relative to gold, marking a potential shift in store-of-value preferences.

The acquisition is expected to position SSR Mining as the third-largest gold producer in the US. Credit: domnitsky/Shutterstock. SSR Mining has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Cripple ...

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Congo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its unique biodiversity, is under severe threat from Chinese-operated gold mining activities. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve ...

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is the world’s largest gold mining stock. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company was incorporated in 1921 after being founded in 1916 by William Boyce ...

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For one thing, it is helping to extend the life of Japan’s sole commercial gold mine, a pit that miners first began digging out by hand in the feudal Edo Period (1603-1867). The ore from the ...

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What does the It’s Like Finding A Gold Scar meme mean? The Gold Scar meme is a reference to the video game Fortnite’s rare-to-find Gold Scar weapons. Most iterations of the meme format are ...

Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they mine, the heavy metal is highly toxic and can cause neurological damage, defects in utero, and even death. A 2013 international treaty ...