Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have identified trace amounts ...

By: Ebenezer AMANKWAH-MINKAH Over the past few years, few issues have stirred as much public concern as illegal small-scale mining – “galamsey.” The environmental, health, and social costs are severe ...

Australian scientists have a new solution for gold: a process that recycles toxic cyanide and boosts gold recovery.

A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

Of Quechua descent, Nathalie has become a passionate voice for protecting the Peruvian Amazon and the indigenous communities ...