Operation combats illegal gold extraction in the environmental protection area of Parauapebas, PA
A joint operation in Parauapebas targeted illegal gold mining activities in an environmental protection area, leading to arrests and environmental damage assessments.
Gold worth 2.6 million extracted from scrap SIM cards! Video of a youth from China goes viral
A youth from southern China demonstrated a risky method of extracting gold from old mobile SIM cards in a viral video, attracting significant attention and sparking a rush to purchase used SIM cards.
Strict caps on bottled water extraction urged for precious rainforest area
A study has highlighted the risk posed by groundwater extraction in the environmentally sensitive Gold Coast hinterland, urging for regulations to cap the volume of water extracted for bottling.
Opponents to a gold extraction project mobilize Saturday in Maine-et-Loire
Opponents of a 440 km² gold mining exploration project at the border of Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire are calling for a citizens' march in the commune of Candé to express their opposition.
African Gold Bank in Cairo: What Gains for Egypt and the Black Continent?
Egypt's Central Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Export-Import Bank to establish an African gold bank aimed at transforming the extraction, storage, and trading of gold within the continent.
The rebellion of 'vacillated' Spain against the new 'gold rush': towns in Guadalajara halt three mining projects
Towns in Guadalajara are resisting three mining projects that threaten over fifteen thousand hectares of natural land in the Sierra Norte due to aspirations for gold extraction.