Nevada has no waterfowl consumption advisories despite high mercury levels in Carson River, raising human health concerns, ...
An investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that the largest gold mining company in Liberia repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals such as cyanide in levels that environmental ...
A civic tech organisation, Urban Alert, has raised concerns over the renewed activities of suspected illegal gold miners ...
Today, most people visiting our public lands are aware of the principles of Leave No Trace. One easy way to remember the 7 ...
Satellite analysis has identified 517 suspected riverbank mines in Laos, many likely illegal, with clusters along key Mekong tributaries, raising fears of widespread, unmonitored contamination.
On a chilly Tuesday morning in June 2025, in an area called Magetsi on the banks of the Mutare River in eastern Zimbabwe, a crew of 10 men in dirty overalls and worn-out trousers wade into the ...
Police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border ...
The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, metal detector, and more. In fact, recreational ...
The Salween River in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, where it forms a portion of the border with Myanmar. Mainland Southeast Asia is at risk from a proliferation of unregulated mining operations ...