Since the modern gold rushes of the 1970s and 1980s, gold has been one of Australia's major exports. Australia is the ...

The soaring price of gold is fueling a "mercury boom" in central Mexico. A surge in the demand for the toxic metal, which is key in illegal gold mining, is benefiting Mexican miners but also exposing ...

Small-scale gold mining in the area releases mercury into the environment, where it can make its way into fish and, in turn, ...

The company has partnered with Apple, Tiffany and Co., and Canadian jewelry company Mejuri, which have agreed to buy metals ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

After years of controversy, the mining industry is experiencing a significant revival driven by increased demand for critical ...

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Gold and other precious metals are glittering—and mining stocks are shining even brighter.Yes, the yellow metal’s record run to over $4,000 an ounce might be grabbing all the headlines. But gold ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Dakota Gold, a mining corporation, has announced to investors that their initial assessment on the Richmond Hill Gold Project near Spearfish Canyon has the potential to net ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...