Besides directly purchasing gold, you can also invest in gold ETFs, mining stocks, and other gold-backed securities. Let's dig into buying and investing in physical gold. Pros and cons of ...

(Photo courtesy of GreenLight Metals, via Wisconsin Public Radio) A Canadian mining company has been cleared to begin exploratory drilling for copper and gold in northern Wisconsin. GreenLight ...

Illegal gold mining in Indigenous Brazilian territories has declined dramatically since leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, a report by Greenpeace said Tuesday ...

New discoveries and long-standing mining sites reveal the vast wealth hidden beneath Vietnam’s terrain. Find out where the country's most valuable gold deposits are located. Vietnam is home to ...

Through this system, triggers of illegalities occurring in and around leases areas are followed by verification of the triggers by the District Mining Officer (DMOs)/staff (Mobile App) and thereafter ...

is a leading option for investors seeking exposure to the gold mining sector. Unlike ETFs that track physical gold prices, GDX invests in a diversified portfolio of global gold mining companies ...

If you keep gold at home, you'll need to make sure you inform your home insurer as it may not be automatically covered. Gold mining has a severe negative impact on the environment – from huge carbon ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining accounts for about 20% of all the gold produced worldwide and is the biggest single source of mercury pollution. Liquid elemental mercury is used to separate ...

The outbreak was traced to artisanal gold mining activities, which led to environmental contamination and the poisoning of hundreds of residents, particularly children. In 2017, an outbreak of ...

“We show that Ficus insipida tree cores can be used as a biomonitor for characterising the spatial and potentially the temporal footprint of mercury emissions from artisanal gold mining in the ...

They argue that such a body is crucial to protecting the Sperrin Mountains from the environmental threats posed by controversial mining plans. This comes as a public inquiry into the gold mining ...