Illegal mining is increasing at a staggering pace with significant environmental consequences. It represents the fourth-largest driver of deforestation globally and is growing fast, with over 35 percent of mining-related deforestation occurring in just the past five years. Its impacts go well beyond deforestation to include contamination from mercury and cyanide, toxic chemicals that pollute rivers and endanger human health.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Gold prospecting from pans to satellites
These initiatives aim to limit harmful practices such as mercury use and to promote gold from legal, environmentally conscious operations. In countries like Peru, government actions such as Operation Mercury target illegal mining to help protect sensitive ecosystems and nearby communities.
read more... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/gold-prospecting-from-pans-to-satellites/gm-GM6E59DF16?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Saturday, May 9, 2026
How Artisanal Gold Mining Funds War, Terrorism and Organised Crime
The human dimensions of informal ASGM extend well beyond the geopolitical. Miners operating outside formal frameworks face mercury poisoning as a chronic occupational hazard, as mercury amalgamation remains the dominant gold recovery technique in informal operations due to its low cost and simplicity, despite its severe neurological and environmental consequences.
read more... https://discoveryalert.com.au/artisanal-gold-mining-war-terrorism-illicit-supply-chains/