Using mercury to extract gold is currently the cheapest method available to small miners here, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said, and banning it would put most of this country’s ...

Across the country, 96% of artisanal gold mine sites use mercury, with miners often forgoing protective equipment and risking exposure to toxic fumes. Zimbabwe’s artisanal gold mining activities ...

"We are concerned." Researchers make alarming discovery after expedition through the Amazon River: 'Exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs ...' first appeared on The Cool ...

Unregulated mining, wey many know as 'artisinal mining', dey happun wen companies abandon mines wey no dey profitable, ...

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday imposed ban on the use of mercury in mining and issued notice to Department of Minerals.

The results will be potentially lifesaving as miners now have more information about what it means to use mercury by hand. Another example is reporter Amrita Jaisi’s story about students in Nepal who ...

PESHAWAR: The residents of Khushal Garh, Kohat, on Monday moved Peshawar High Court against use of mercury in gold mining in the area, terming it an environmental hazard resulting in contamination of ...

The petitioners requested the court to declare as unconstitutional use of mercury and other environment polluting activities of miners as a healthy environment was fundamental right of everyone ...

Illegal mining has expanded in and around the mine, with miners using mercury, explosives and heavy machinery to extract gold, contaminating ecosystems and threatening the geological stability of ...