Hopes of striking gold or unearthing precious stones keep artisanal mining alive in Mozambique, at the cost of the health of its land and people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/20/sustainability/mozambique-illegal-miners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #mozambique #africa #mining #gold #pollution #rivers #environment
Indonesia faces an uphill task in encouraging villagers to move away from small-scale illegal gold mining toward less-destructive ways of making money, such farming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/19/sustainability/indonesia-gold-miners-farming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #indonesia #mining #gold #pollution #agriculture
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The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold mining zones, exposes the wide use of the toxic metal in the rain forest, according to authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/mercury-amazon-gold-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gold #mining #latinamerica #southamerica #amazonriver