Artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) have sustained the dominance in gold deliveries, faring much higher than the country's large-scale players.According to data released by Fidelity Gold Refineries ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. Nov 03, 2025, 06:30am EST Artisanal Small Scale Mining (ASM) is emerging as a credit ...
New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...
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 ...
Dar es Salaam. CRDB Bank and the Mining Commission on Monday, February 23, 2026, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at widening access to finance for small-scale miners and accelerating ...
The government has been urged to revise the Minerals and Mining Act to deter the smuggling and use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) across Ghana.Stakeholders say an effective ...
A small, leafy, green peanut plant grows out of a patch of dirt. When David McLagan’s team sampled mercury isotopes in cassava, maize, and peanut crops (like the one shown here) grown downwind of a ...
July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...