MEIC has been at the forefront of hardrock mining reform in Montana, working with government agencies, the legislature, and people across the state to assure that our water stays clean and mining disturbance is …

Therefore, this study aims to assess the effects of gold mining on the environment at a selected kebele in the case of Shekiso District, Guji Zone, Ethiopia.

Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). The most …

The Salton Sea is one of numerous new mining proposals in a global gold rush to find new sources of metals and minerals needed for electric cars and renewable energy.

A new report documents the social, environmental, economic, and health impacts of gold mining in Porgera, Papua New Guinea.

Generally, due to a lack of environmental awareness programs through education in many gold mining communities, safeguarding sustainable use of the natural environment p oses several challenges in study area.

Here, we review the geology of PNG, its mineral resources, mining history, key trends for grades and resources, environmental metrics (water, energy, carbon), mine waste management, and regulatory and governance issues.

The severe environmental repercussions of small-scale gold mining in riverbeds and forest reserves, which employ advanced machinery, prompted a two-year …

Environmental and social issues have marked the Lihir mine. Indigenous land owners use traditional taboo markers made of ginger roots as a customary and non-violent grievance mechanism to denounce tensions and …

The planetGOLD programme, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), aims to end the toxic trail of small-scale gold mining. Representatives work with governments, the private sector and mining …

In recent years, due to public concern over perceived and actual environmental impacts, the global mining industry has been moving towards a more …

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to …

Consequentially, the environment in the semiarid area could be worse with the impacts of large-scale coal mining, which have caused an array of environmental problems such as land subsidence, land ...

Hence, this study aims to investigate the potential impact of gold mining activities on environmental components by using scientometric methods to identify keywords in relation to two main factors, most productive authors and most collaborating countries, then determine the association strength between them during the study period.

More than 100 years of hardrock mining on federal land brought prosperity to the U.S. economy—contributing crucial metals and minerals to industries such as transportation and defense. But this widespread mining has contributed to serious public health, safety, and environmental concerns. For example, the Environmental …

Gold mining is one of the most destructive industries in the world. It can displace communities, contaminate drinking water, hurt workers, and destroy pristine environments. Community Impacts: Economy. Human …

Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …

Finally, the study concludes that implementing public policies should be promoted to balance socio-economic and environmental aspects in gold mining activities in the Andean region of Ecuador, strengthening the use of new technologies and education to raise awareness of the serious effects of mining activities.

In Papua New Guinea (PNG), mining has been surrounded by controversy related to its environmental and social impacts for several decades. In this context, the research reported herein is an investigation of the way in which mining has impacted on poverty in two large mining regions at Ok Tedi and Porgera. We surveyed 609 …

This paper addresses the question of whether mining can be done in a way that contains and remediates environmental impacts and thereby safeguards the livelihoods of local populations. It focuses on tailings storage facilities (TSF) as the source of most mining-related disasters.

Federal environmental regulators have blocked a proposed Alaska mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource globally. The U.S.

These findings are important because despite having comprehensive environmental laws and institutions in place for decades including the presence of a dedicated actor – the PPO – past problems with environmental regulation of mining in Brazil continue.

This review focuses on environmental impacts of increasing heavy metal pollution caused by gold mining activities on human health and the environment and …

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

The gold industry's mining practices have sparked debate for years due to the environmental and social impact. With increasing demand for gold, it's vital to analyse the ethics of these practices and assess their sustainability.

The nature of the mined ore at Didipio allows for extraction using grinding and flotation processes with water, and we do not use cyanide or mercury for gold and copper recovery. During grinding and floatation, the mined ore is ground to very fine particles to separate the gold and copper from the waste material or mine tailings.

The global economic and environmental climate has progressively changed in recent years. There is growing pressure on mining companies to clean up their toxic tailings. The Lihir Gold Mine is an example of a multinational mining operation that presents its own social, economic and physical environmental impacts.

Unregulated mining has the potential to release harmful substances into the soil, air, and water. Mission 2016 proposes that governments enforce regulations on companies and use cutting-edge technology to reduce the damage from mining-related sources. As more mines open in countries with varying levels of environmental protection, it is …

How does gold mining affect the environment? Unfortunately, mining for gold has profound negative effects, producing tons of solid waste and contaminating the air, water and land. Some of …

Mining fuels the modern world, but it also causes vast environmental damage. What would happen if we tried to do without it?