Sickness, pollution and money: Anger mounts over Ghana's illegal gold
ACCRA, Ghana — Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. But for some, the practice known locally as galamsey provides livelihoods and an informal boost to the West African nation's economy.
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Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through …
Illegal gold mining in South America, and all the problems it brings, is one of the biggest threats to preserving biodiversity. But in Mosquera's classroom, the causes of the …
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In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on …
Artisanal gold mining by local cooperatives abounds in protected areas across Bolivia, in particular the Apolobamba highlands near the border with Peru. ... water pollution and land cover change ...
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Mercury has long poisoned gold miners. This new strategy is …
Between 10 million and 20 million miners in more than 70 countries work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, including up to 5 million women and children. These …
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Ending the toxic trail of small-scale gold mining
Globally, up to 20 million miners in over 80 countries work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, including 4–5 million women and children. These operations, which are often unregulated and unsafe, are responsible for 37 per cent of …
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South Africa has failed to protect locals from gold …
South Africa has failed to address the adverse environmental and health effects of more than 130 years of gold mining in and around Johannesburg, a new report from Harvard Law School shows.
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Gold mining and mercury pollution, Suriname | EJAtlas
[11] Joshi, A. (4/11/2015). Gold mining boom threatens communities in Suriname. Mongabay. [click to view] [13 ] Iamgold concludes deal to offload Rosebel Gold Mines in Suriname. Rosebel Gold owns a stake in the Rosebel Gold Mine and a 70% interest in the Saramacca Mine in Suriname. 2 Febr. 2023. [click to view]
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Prtt Mine Aims to Destroy 800 Acres of Forest
"This mining operation is completely different," she said. "It's on a scale that's unprecedented in this area." Beyond the economic implications, the community's worries extend to the environmental realm. Trudeau highlighted the risk of water pollution, citing past incidents of "very serious pollution to the Hassayampa River."
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Gold-Mining Pollution Exposure, Health Effects and …
pollution, this study (on a gold mine in Tanzania) used the Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) approach, which matches the social, economic, and environmental risk-factor characteristics of s in treated and control groups. It also used a linear and logistics regression using CEM Weight to obtain robust treatment effects. ...
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Gold mining is one of the world's most …
In a given year, gold mines emit more greenhouse gases than all passenger flights between European nations combined. Gold mining also accounts for 38% of annual global mercury emissions, which ...
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With its $3.85b mine takeover, Indonesia inherits a $13b pollution …
JAKARTA — When the Indonesian government took a controlling stake in the operator of one of the world's richest gold mines at the end of 2018, proponents hailed the move as a historic step ...
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Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
(Nairobi) – A company operating a gold mine in Ethiopia, Midroc Investment Group, and the Swiss refinery Argor-Heraeus that sourced its gold took no action over media reports about pollution ...
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Cleanup costs at Zortman-Landusky gold mines continue to …
Pegasus Gold Corp., through a subsidiary called Zortman Mining Inc., operated two open-pit cyanide heap leach gold mines on BLM lands and private claims from 1979 to 1996 and later filed for ...
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Arsenic hazards to humans, plants, and animals from gold mining
Arsenic sources to the biosphere associated with gold mining include waste soil and rocks, residual water from ore concentrations, roasting of some types of gold-containing ores to remove sulfur and sulfur oxides, and bacterially-enhanced leaching. Arsenic concentrations near gold mining operations were elevated in abiotic materials and biota: maximum total …
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Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for …
LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden s loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city's boom days.. Enter a fledgling company called CJK Milling that wants to "remine" some of the waste …
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How Gold Mining Can Affect Water Quality
There are several ways in which gold mining can affect water quality. Some of the following information is taken from the Safe Drinking Water Foundation online article, "Mining and Water Pollution." Local photos are displayed, pertaining …
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Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining—With Special …
Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). The most important forms of …
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Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution …
Introduction: This study reviewed the negative impacts of artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM). This paper presents an examination of ASGM's impact on health, with the scope of discussion covering human diseases and disorders, toxic substances, public and miners' safety, environmental damage, socioeconomic conditions.
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A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on …
Officials say cyanide pollution at Victoria Gold's Eagle Mine poses no health risks to Alaskans. But advocates worry it could compound a yearslong salmon crisis on the Yukon River and should draw new attention to Canadian mines in …
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(PDF) Gold Mining Pollution and the Cost of Private …
The likelihood is high that the risk of pollution-related sicknesses will necessitate increasingly high healthcare expenditures in affected communities. In this study, we propose and estimate a hedonic-type model that relates healthcare expenditure to the degree of residents' exposure to mining pollution using data obtained on gold mining in Ghana.
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Mercury pollution linked to illegal gold mining in Peru …
A new study of mercury contamination in fish and humans in the Peruvian jungle, highly troubled by illegal gold mining, found unsafe levels of the toxic metal in almost 80% of adults and 60% of ...
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U.S. mining companies leave lasting trail of contamination …
Mines operated by U.S. companies in Peru have for decades caused pollution that has affected local communities and ecosystems. In the Tacna and Moquegua regions, Southern Copper dumped 785 million ...
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Chinese companies criticized for mercury pollution in …
Civil society groups have raised the alarm over pollution of rivers in eastern and northern Cameroon by gold mining companies. The Centre for Environment and Development says two Chinese companies ...
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Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production: National …
On this page: Rule Summary; Rule History; Additional Resources; Rule Summary. On February 17, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for gold ore processing and production facilities, the seventh largest source of mercury air emission in the United States.. EPA …
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Gold Mining Industry Environmental Pollution Types …
from gold mining and related water issues. Reviews Of Environ Contamination and Toxicol. 2004:21-54. 2. Bitala MF, Kweyunga C, Manoko MLK. Levels of heavy metals and cyanide in environment and around North Mara Gold Mine, Tanzania. 2009. 3. Oelofse SH. Mine water pollution-acid mine decant, effluent and
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Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining
Gold mining can contaminate drinking water and destroy pristine environments, endangering the health of people and ecosystems. Families on the front lines of mining, drilling, and fracking need your help.
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Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide
Gold mining is now the world's top source of mercury pollution, emitting more than coal-fired power stations. A 2022 study led by Gerson found trees and birds in Madre de Dios contained mercury at levels resembling contaminated industrial regions in China. What all this mercury pollution is doing to residents, including nearby Indigenous ...
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Illegal gold mines flood Amazon forests with toxic mercury
But the forest is hiding a toxic secret: It is tainted by mercury at levels as high as those found in industrial regions in China, according to new research. The mercury is the …
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Pond saves Mara River from gold mining pollution
For many years, pollution due to gold mining has been one of the environmental challenges facing Mara River, a water body shared by two neighboring countries: Tanzania and Kenya. The valley has a long history of gold mining, beginning from discoveries by the German colonials near Lake Victoria in 1894 and the opening of the first gold mine in ...
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In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining
A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act …
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