MANILA, Philippines — Small-scale gold miners from Camarines Norte and Mountain Province are pushing for a formal, more elevated status for their sector in the national economy through stronger ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. Nov 03, 2025, 06:30am EST Artisanal Small Scale Mining (ASM) is emerging as a credit ...

The Government of Ghana anticipates annual revenues of $12bn (139.41bn cedis) from small-scale gold mining, if the output from its small-mine and artisanal mining operations is doubled as planned, ...

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, ...

ABIDJAN, July 11, 2025 - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often dangerous sector, Côte d'Ivoire has joined forces with the World Bank and the ...

July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...

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 ...

The toxic legacy of gold mining in the Amazon Rainforest could finance its own remediation while creating more than 200,000 jobs that transform illegal extraction into a regulated industry, a new ...