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The new 'gold rush' for green lithium

Now a more sustainable source of lithium has been found deep beneath our feet. Cornwall, 1864. A hot spring is discovered nearly 450m (1,485ft) below ground in the Wheal Clifford, a copper mine ...

Amazon under threat: Fires, loggers and now virus

The mining arc, created in 2016, allowed licences for mining precious metals such as gold, diamonds and coltan (a combination of columbite and tantalite used in the production of mobile phones ...

From Bolivia to the Tapajós: mercury trafficking …

Inazonia visited location where illegal mercury is sold along the border between Bolivia and Brazil, for illegal use by wildcat gold mining operations in Amazonia. After the Minamata Convention, Bolivia …

Bolivia selects CATL-led consortium to develop lithium reserves

News. Bolivia selects CATL-led consortium to develop lithium reserves. The CBC consortium will undertake direct lithium extraction from the Uyuni and Oruro salt …

Chad gold mine collapse leaves about 30 people dead

26 September 2019. BBC. About 30 people have died in a collapse at an illegal gold mine in Chad near the Libyan border. More victims might still be trapped in the debris, Defence Minister Mahamat ...

Simon Reeve returns to BBC Two with brand new South …

Simon visits an island in the clouds, travels by canoe into a lawless gold mining region, helps a sloth, meets a warlord football club owner and a former intern in charge of air conditioning who ...

Hunger for gold means the Amazon has reached 'tipping …

The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River, and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities ...

Brazil expelling illegal miners from indigenous lands

9 February 2023. By Vanessa Buschschlüter,BBC News. Watch: Brazilian authorities carry out raids against illegal gold miners. A major operation to drive out illegal miners from indigenous land is ...

In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge …

More →. A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but …

Bolivian senate approves 'gold law' aimed at bolstering …

LA PAZ, May 5 (Reuters) - Bolivia's senate early on Friday morning gave final approval to a so-called "gold law" aimed at strengthening the country's foreign currency reserves. The legislation ...

Gold Mining in Bolivia – "I have been in the gold mining …

Gold mining has surged in Bolivia over the last 15 years, a lot that gold is now the country's third-largest export, trailing handiest zinc and natural gas, But as mining activities damage extra of the environment, the Bolivian government's potential to keep this growth in test is being tested, The large majority of the gold mining is small ...

Goldman Prize honours indigenous woman who stopped mining giant

Alessandra Korap Munduruku, 39, has been awarded this year's Goldman Prize, which recognises grassroots activism. Her vocal campaign to protect the Munduruku territory saw her confronting mining ...

Deep-Sea Mining: A solution or more trouble for our oceans?

The threat of biodiversity loss is one of the reasons more than 780 scientists and marine experts signed a petition11 calling for a pause or ban on deep-sea mining. Among them is Dr Chong Chen, a deep sea biologist at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). "There are undoubtedly many undiscovered species with ...

Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in …

LA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia's second-biggest export, valued at more than $1 billion annually and employing hundreds of thousands of people in the country. But much of that gold has uncertain ...

Bolivia policeman killed in clash at Tacacoma gold mine

Police in Bolivia have clashed with protesters they were trying to evict from a gold mine 200km (125 miles) north-west of the city of La Paz. One officer was killed and 10 people injured as police ...

Gold in Bolivia | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

Latest Trends. Historical Data. Exports In 2022, Bolivia exported $3.01B in Gold, making it the 28th largest exporter of Gold in the world. At the same year, Gold was the 2nd most …

Rare Nasa photos reveal Amazon 'gold rivers'

Buoyed by the rising price of gold, people from local communities that are often deprived see an opportunity to make a living from mining. In 2012, there were an estimated 30,000 small-scale ...

Deforestation and Forest Degradation Due to Gold Mining …

While deforestation rates decline globally they are rising in the Western Amazon. Artisanal-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a large cause of this deforestation and brings with it extensive environmental, social, governance, and public health impacts, including large carbon emissions and mercury pollution. Underlying ASGM is a broad network of factors that …

Rare Nasa photos reveal Amazon 'gold rivers'

Stunning rare photographs published by Nasa have revealed the extent of gold mining - much of it thought to be illegal - in Peru's Amazon rainforest. The "rivers of gold" captured in the images ...

Gold Mining in Amazon Countries: an overview

Bolivia contains the third greatest amount of Amazon landcover and about 100,000 artisanal and small-scale gold miners. 139 The small-scale mining sector is organized into cooperatives, which produced about 90% of the country's 30-ton total official gold production in 2018. 140 Roughly 30% of gold production is illegal in Bolivia, a moderate ...

How much gold is there left to mine in the world?

To put that in perspective, around 190,000 tonnes of gold has been mined in total, although estimates do vary. Based on these rough figures, there is about 20% still to be mined. But this is a ...

UK lithium mining announced in Cornwall

The mining of battery-grade lithium carbonate - a key component in electric cars - has been announced in Cornwall. The joint venture between china clay company Imerys and British Lithium aims to ...

From Bolivia to the Tapajós: mercury trafficking …

30 November 2022 at 9:30 (Updated on 2 March 2023 at 20:30) Inazonia visited location where illegal mercury is sold along the border between Bolivia and Brazil, for illegal use by wildcat gold mining …

Extraction from Scotland's only gold mine ramped up

30 January 2023. Scotland's only gold mine is ready to ramp up extraction. By David Henderson. BBC Scotland business correspondent. As a four-wheel drive truck with a large red metal box on its ...

In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is …

The gold mining in Apolobamba takes different forms depending on where it is. Most of it is open-pit mining in the high plateau sectors of Suches, Antaquilla and Puyo Puyo. But there's also gold being mined from rock in Pelechuco and Aguablanca. And, increasingly, there's … See more

The rollercoaster ride of Scotland's first gold mine

Scotgold. The first gold was poured at the new plant this week. Gold prices have soared from as low as £700 an ounce in 2015 to more than £1,300 today. Scotgold believes it can recover 175,000 ...

Climate change: Will UK mining drive a green revolution?

The rapid growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles means the demand for the minerals they rely on is set to soar. By 2030, the world could need half as much tin again, and for lithium the ...

Amazon under threat: Fires, loggers and now …

The mining arc, created in 2016, allowed licences for mining precious metals such as gold, diamonds and coltan (a combination of columbite and tantalite used in the production of mobile phones ...

Goldman Prize honours indigenous woman who stopped mining giant

As a result, Anglo American withdrew 27 research applications to mine inside indigenous territories. The company's move represents a rare victory of an indigenous community over one of the world's ...

The world's most dangerous road

A drive down Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. After ...