Copper $ 5.408 / lb 0.89%
Brent Crude Oil $ 63.16 / bbl -0.22%
Palladium $ 1497.5 / ozt 1.05%
Crude Oil $ 59.51 / bbl -0.32%
Natural Gas $ 5.087 / Btu 0.20%
Silver Futures $ 58.165 / ozt 1.05%
Aluminum Futures $ 2920.25 / ton 0.17%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4242.2 / ozt 0.10%
Micro Silver Futures $ 58.175 / ozt 1.13%
Platinum $ 1658.5 / ozt -0.29%
Gold Futures $ 4242 / ozt 0.06%
Go to MDC Markets

Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 06, 2020 | 7:25 am Aboriginal Issues News Latin America Gold 

A recent study by researchers in Peru and the US found that, over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits and ponds created by miners digging for small deposits of alluvial gold...

Mining.com Recommends

Contest Ranking Modal BG Contest Ranking Modal BG
Contest Ranking Title

Your Rankings.

The new Mining Power Rankings are live. Vote for the sector’s leaders in each of the Large-, Small-, and Micro-Cap leagues.

Vote Now