Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold supplies. It supports 100 million people indirectly, more than any other ...

Lima, Peru--(Newsfile Corp. - July 7, 2025) - This gold production restart, which comes just three months after the acquisition of the two plants, follows significant investments to refurbish the ...

TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TRX Gold Corporation (TRX:CA) (the “Company” or “TRX Gold”) is pleased to provide an update on the processing plant ...

Mercury is still used in small-scale mining to extract gold from ore in more than 70 countries, despite it contaminating rivers and soils, and being toxic to humans. At the sixth Conference of the ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabian mining company Maaden has selected Metso to deliver a complete gold processing plant for its Ar Rjum mine in ...

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has commissioned Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) to supply a gold processing plant for their Ar Rjum mine located in ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...