A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas
Gold mining presumed to be illegal caused 6,000 hectares (more than 14,800 acres) of deforestation in Amazonian…
The plan to dig a 300-metre-deep goldmine into the Central Otago hills
The proposed Bendigo-Ophir goldmine has drawn opposition from Sam Neill, Helen Clark, and now the government’s own environment…