Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...

In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal ...

Illegal gold mining in Indigenous Brazilian territories declined under President Lula, but challenges remain, Greenpeace report says.

Illegal gold mining remains rampant in the Amazon rainforest despite government efforts to curb it, reveals new analyses of satellite data from 2023 ...

Barron, The Metals Company CEO, points to Indonesia, the world's leading nickel producer, where mining happens in biodiverse rainforest regions. In contrast, he argues, the vast, sandy plains of ...

At least 63 out of 219 peatland areas have been affected by mining, putting more than 10,000 hectares (about 25,000 acres) at immediate risk, with the possibility that as much as 14.5 million metric ...

The tools, found in an area where an ancient rainforest once stood, push back the oldest known evidence of humans in similar ...