From The World's partners at the Deutsche Welle, DW, program "Living Planet,” reporter Kathleen Schuster looks into some ...

Research shows airborne mercury from gold mining contaminates crops, raising concerns about food safety and long-term health ...

One of the biggest culprits of mercury pollution is small-scale gold mining, where mercury is used to separate gold from rock and soil. The problems this causes for the environment and for the health ...

Ghana’s gold mining sector, while economically vital, has faced significant sustainability challenges due to illegal ...

The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland is the most well-known example — 18th and 19th century hat makers used mercury in the ...

Three illegal miners have died of asphyxiation after being trapped in a tunnel in Ghana. The three men were part of a group of "galamseyers" (a term that refers both to the illegal mining of gold and ...

Rock and roll history is set to be immortalised with the unveiling by the UK's Royal Mint of a collectible coin to celebrate ...

The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested a man believed to be behind a violent robbery attack at a mining site ...

“Unnecessary delays” over an application to mine gold in Co Tyrone are “harming” Northern Ireland’s reputation, the US ambassador to the UK has warned. In a speech in Belfast, Warren Stephens said a ...

Mercury retrograde isn't exactly known for being a peaceful or very lucky time, so it may come as a surprise that four zodiac ...

A company who pledged to bring a historic gold mine under Charters Towers back to life admitted in court that it has no ...

Copper and gold prices have blown through the metaphorical roof since the Carlow project’s resource estimate was last updated ...