A new study has revealed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Nigeria is contaminating ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal ...

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 of minerals illuminated by ...

KEDOUGOU, Senegal (AP) — The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries ...

The United Nations warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in Colombia’s Atrato River basin has created a ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

As small-scale gold mining increases to meet demand, local crops absorb gaseous mercury emitted by the illegal and semilegal ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network that is fueling one of the Amazon’s most ...

New research reveals serious food safety concerns in mining regions due to airborne mercury from artisanal gold mining ...

New research reveals airborne mercury from unregulated gold mining is contaminating African food crops directly through the ...