Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

Many drilled rock cores showed visible gold.” These were the words of Chen Rulin of the Hunan Geological Bureau as China’s ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

buy shares of a gold mining company or other gold-related investment, or purchase something that derives its value from gold. Each method has its benefits and drawbacks. That can make it daunting ...

Gold mining in the Amazon is devastating soil and water; combined with heat, water loss, and topsoil depletion, it's stalling ...

A “supergiant” gold ore deposit under an existing gold mine in China could be the world’s largest gold ore deposit. Officials ...

Across West Africa, mercury — a potent neurotoxin — remains the dominant method for extracting gold from ore in the region’s booming informal mining sector, much of it illegal and unregulated.

MALI has temporarily halted all artisanal gold mining operations during the upcoming rainy season to safeguard workers from ...

Across West Africa, mercury — a potent neurotoxin — remains the dominant method for extracting gold from ore in the region’s booming informal mining sector, much of it illegal and unregulated.