After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...
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, ...
In the Philippines, as in many places across the globe, mercury has long been central to how small-scale gold miners earn their living. Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they ...
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China’s Wangu Gold Discovery Redefines Geological Scale and Mining Technology While Testing Ecological Limits
“Many drilled rock cores showed visible gold.” These were the words of Chen Rulin of the Hunan Geological Bureau as China’s Wangu gold field opened its secrets. Estimated at more than 1,000 metric ...
The largely hidden gold rush in Badakhshan poses considerable risks to Afghans, and others living downstream in Central Asia.
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