A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The Andean ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...

A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes of minerals illuminated by ...

Gold remains a valuable material and while it doesn’t grow on trees, a new study published in the journal Environmental ...