Complete eradication of mercury in mining not possible, GGMC Commissioner says
By David Papannah and Laurel Sutherland As the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) continues to pursue the goal of achieving...
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- Sep 2, 2021
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AIR QUALITY LIFE INDEX® | SEPTEMBER 2021 Annual Update
By Ken Lee and Michael Greenstone Click to Read the Report SUMMARY Climate Change is Exacerbating Air Pollution. Air Pollution is a...
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- Aug 31, 2021
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How To Tell If Mercury Toxicity Is The Cause Of Your Mysterious Symptoms
Written by Elizabeth Boham, MD "Mercury can affect nearly all your organs, especially the brain, heart, kidneys, and gut, and many...
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- Aug 23, 2021
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Legal mining deforested over 120,000 hectares in Colombia within less than one decade
By Joanna Kedzierska "Levels of deforestation in Colombia have significantly increased in recent years due to logging by the legal mining...
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- Aug 20, 2021
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Congratulations Bahrain!
On Aug 19, 2021 the Government of Bahrain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 133rd Party to the Minamata Convention on...
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- Aug 16, 2021
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Mercury: Get This Heavy-Metal Poison Out of Your Body
IF YOU ARE HEAVY, it could be making you sick and tired and age prematurely. And I don’t mean heavy with fat … I mean heavy with heavy...
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- Aug 13, 2021
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Zarumeños call for remediation and control actions on illegal mining
A month after the sinkhole was registered in the lower part of Gonzalo Pizarro Street, which has a diameter of 40 meters and a depth of...
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- Aug 10, 2021
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Mercury Observatory
In partnership with Fiocruz, CINCIA, and other institutions, WWF-Brazil has created the Mercury Observatory, which assembles studies and...
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- Aug 5, 2021
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Interview with Bruce A. Cosgrove - Cassava Plant extract to leach more gold from ore Sustainably
Do you know what gold, jewellery, electronics, Ecuador, biodiversity destruction, and UK Super Rock Star @robbiewilliams have in common?...
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- Aug 5, 2021
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Interview with the alchemist: how to turn mining waste into ‘gold’
Mine waste is, essentially, a design flaw. A rather big one when you consider the level of risk involved in its management and that the...
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- Jul 23, 2021
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The relevance of gold as a strategic asset.
What makes gold a strategic asset? Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, jewellery, and a...
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- Jul 14, 2021
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Sleeping Beauty- How suspect gold reached top brands
In the Peruvian highlands, a Swiss refinery said it had a sustainable source of artisanal gold. Prosecutors suspect its main supplier was...
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- Jul 9, 2021
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Nigerian Children Dying of Lead Poisoning From Gold Mining in Latest Outbreak
Illegal grinding of ore releases lead dust that contaminates air, water and food LAGOS, Nigeria—More than two dozen children have died of...
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- Jun 25, 2021
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Should gold mining be considered an impact investment?
Globally, there’s an increasing shift of funds towards responsible and ethical investments, with 98% of institutional investors already...
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- Jun 24, 2021
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Evidence of Harm - Feature Documentary Exposing the Hazards of Toxic Mercury Dental Amalgam Fillings
“Evidence of Harm” chronicles the lives of three ordinary Americans who become reluctant health advocates after suffering from the...
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- Jun 22, 2021
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SEC Leaves Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Off Regulatory Agenda 2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its regulatory agenda which does not mention bitcoin or cryptocurrency...
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- Jun 22, 2021
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Sustainability solution or climate calamity? The dangers and promise of cryptocurrency technology
The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months,...
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- Jun 16, 2021
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30 Years of the GEF
Thirty years ago, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established to tackle the world’s most challenging environmental issues. With...
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- Jun 12, 2021
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Trillion Trees: Amazon Bioeconomy Challenge
This Challenge calls for innovative bioeconomy projects in the Amazon Forest that protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystem...
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- Jun 10, 2021
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United States Joins the IGF to Support International Best Practices in Mining
The United States has become the 79th member country of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable...
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