Artisanal gold mining is driving the global demand for mercury, with 2,058 metric tons of the toxic metal contaminating water, land and air every year, according to a recent report Mercury, Small Time Gold Mining and Human Rights. Presented before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Sept.20 by Marcos Orellana, the U.N.’s special rapporteur […]
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The pressures on mine closure New mining projects can positively transform the social, economic, and technological landscape of a region. But closure […]