For at least 16 million people worldwide, artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a pillar of stability and opportunity, particularly in rural, impoverished communities. But the industry is ...

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 ...

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

Gold mining in California in the 19 th century was a boon for the state’s economy but not so much for the environment. Mining left a protracted legacy that impacts the natural landscape even today.

Since the modern gold rushes of the 1970s and 1980s, gold has been one of Australia's major exports. Australia is the ...