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

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 ...

Australian scientists have a new solution for gold: a process that recycles toxic cyanide and boosts gold recovery.

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

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 ...

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 ...

This image provided by EcoFlight shows an aerial view of a road winding through the pine-covered Black Hills on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (EcoFlight via AP) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought ...

G Mining (OTCPK:GMINF) produced 46,360 ounces of gold at the Tocantinzinho Mine in Q3 2025, a 9% increase over Q2. Year-to-date gold production reached 124,525 ounces by the end of September 2025.

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 ...