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 ...

In 2023, the World Bank and the World Gold Council launched a partnership to promote sustainable and responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The two institutions bring their ...

Speaking at Mining Indaba 2026, Andrew Naylor of the World Gold Council shares insight into artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

The Guyana government says it will distribute a large acreage of mining lands to local small-scale gold miners within the next two to three months. The Ministry of Natural Resources said at least 75 ...

To mark International Women’s Day we’re digging into an often overlooked, but critical sector for the global economy, and for many millions of women: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). From gold, ...

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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 ...

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The surge in gold prices is driving a rapid expansion in informal and unregulated gold mining that is often illegal and ecologically destructive, according to the World Gold Council. Artisinal and ...

Dar es Salaam. The government has initiated discussions with the Wold Gold Council (WGC) aimed at strengthening investment in the mining sector, with a focus on empowering small-scale miners and ...

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, ...

THE Ministry of Natural Resources on Sunday announced the rollout of a new “Troy-like” land-allocation model aimed at ...