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Goldbod Exports: Dubai In A Comfortable Lead In List Of Buyers Of Ghana’s ASM Gold, China In Top 10

Ghana's small-scale gold exports in 2025 saw 98.8% shipped to Dubai in the UAE and India, raising concerns over market ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Gold Rally Drives Global Surge in Illegal Mining, Group Says

The surge in gold prices is driving a rapid expansion in informal and unregulated gold mining that is often illegal and ecologically destructive, according to the World Gold Council. Artisinal and ...
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Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, study warns

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Central banks are increasingly buying gold from local mines as prices surge

Central banks are increasingly looking to bolster their gold reserves. And they are turning to mines in their backyard to source the yellow metal. Besides being cheaper, securing gold directly from ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Hair Samples From Indigenous Women in Peru and Nicaragua

Women in Indigenous communities living near artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations in Peru and Nicaragua have high levels of mercury in their hair, a new analysis suggests. Researchers say ...