"Without adequate controls, these gold miners risk being buried by collapses in their makeshift mines and poisoned by mercury (used to extract gold from rock), not to mention the health risks of the local population."
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025
Gold Mining Effects on the Environment & Stock Impact (2025 Focus)
A critical concern surrounding gold mining effects on the environment is the use of toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide—both prevalent in artisanal and large-scale gold mining. Mercury-based artisanal mining (ASGM) continues to contaminate rivers, streams, and water bodies, posing a grave threat to aquatic life and humans.
read more... https://farmonaut.com/mining/gold-mining-effects-on-the-environment-stock-impact
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Galamsey Crisis Deepens, Testing Ties beyond Business as Ghana and China Trade Blame
For families in Ghana’s Western and Ashanti regions, Galamsey is not an abstract debate but a daily reality. Farmers wake up to find their cocoa farms destroyed by unregulated mining. Mothers worry as children fall sick from mercury-contaminated water. Community chiefs wrestle with how to preserve traditions while young men abandon farming to chase quick riches underground.