In pursuing greater value addition to natural resources, the country has officially begun refining gold purchased from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector following commencement of ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

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 ...

The new refining push follows a deal involving Gold Coast Refinery and South Africa’s Rand Refinery. But behind the ...

JAKARTA: The Riau provincial government plans to legalise thousands of hectares of illegal gold mines to bring the activity under formal regulation and limit environmental damage.

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 ...

Malawi Mining Investment Company (Mamico) has established that the country loses potential revenue in excess of $700 million ...

Dan and Charlie Betts of SMO Gold believe it’s time investors and consumers alike know exactly where their precious metals ...

New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...

Women in Indigenous communities living near artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations in Peru and Nicaragua have high levels of mercury in their hair, a new analysis suggests. Researchers say ...

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR — Police investigators in Surigao City are looking into the possibility of a cover-up allegedly involving the financier of an illegal mining operation after a landslide ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called on African countries to ensure that indigenous companies play a central role in the ...