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Scientists issue warning after making disturbing discovery near gold mines: 'It raises human health concerns'
14 Nov 2025 22:56 GMT
… Nigerian farmland found that mercury from gold mining drifts into plants via … of mercury."
Gold miners rely on mercury to separate the precious metal from … poverty.
"Miners will not stop using mercury for gold extraction unless they …
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How Mariana dam collapse unfolded with 40MILLION tons of arsenic sludge erasing entire towns as mining firm held liable
14 Nov 2025 17:29 GMT
… sludge killed 19 people, a mining giant has now been found … a statement, BHP’s President Minerals Americas Brandon Craig said 240 … toxic sludge laced with heavy metals, arsenic, mercury, nickel and aluminium buried …
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Genetically engineered virus acts as 'smart sponge' to extract rare earth elements from water
13 Nov 2025 22:40 GMT
… biological alternative to traditional extraction methods for REEs and … supply of these critical minerals, boosting our national and … ;
In addition to extracting REEs from mining wastewater, the researchers … remove toxic heavy metals like mercury and lead from …
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Best Cover Song By Big Thrash Metal Bands
13 Nov 2025 15:58 GMT
… better match for the Metallica version than Freddie Mercury's are … career deep cuts.
Every Thrash Metal ';Big 4' … Album Ranked
Every album by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax get … You Guess These Thrash Metal Album Covers From Just A …
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When Tigray became a ‘wild west’ of illegal gold mining, Canadian firms staked a claim
13 Nov 2025 12:10 GMT
… it is covering the two mines’ construction costs. Stock-exchange … were hubs of illegal artisanal extraction for more than a … is also the chief geologist for Zijin Mining Group, a Chinese … this miner was a large metal structure that sifts ore and mercury …
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High levels of chromium, mercury in residents, NGT directs U.P. govt. to map affected people
12 Nov 2025 19:24 GMT
… affected by heavy metal contamination, particularly chromium and mercury, in Kanpur Nagar … detected and even persons with Mercury above standard level have been …
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India News | NGT Directs UP Govt to Map Extent of Heavy Metal Contamination in Kanpur Region, Submit Timeline in Two Weeks
12 Nov 2025 12:27 GMT
… areas affected by heavy metal contamination in Kanpur Nagar, … by exposure to heavy metals and to identify contamination … with the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
The State Government… permissible limit, while elevated Mercury levels were detected in several …
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Venari Minerals NL (ASX:VMS) Soil Sampling Confirms Epithermal Gold Potential at Needles
12 Nov 2025 06:14 GMT
… pathfinder elements antimony and mercury (Figures 2 to 6 … the geochemical characteristics that geologists look for when exploring … About us:
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Venari Minerals is a diversified … and precious metals in the renowned mining jurisdiction of …
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Trump Adds Coal To Critical Minerals List
11 Nov 2025 22:23 GMT
… more secure supply of critical minerals.
Last week, the Interior … Canyon in the US. Extraction in Quebec has been subject … imported fuels.
Some US metallurgical coal mines have shut in recent … from coal plants, and mercury and air toxicity standards. …
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Amazon peatland under siege by gold miners
11 Nov 2025 20:05 GMT
… swamps are most common. As miners follow gold-bearing sediments inland … , the mining operations contaminate local ecosystems with mercury, a toxic metal used to … documented elevated mercury levels in sediments and fish downstream of mining areas …