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Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it's poisoning the people who use it
In Senegal's gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold ...
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal, it’s poisoning the people who use it
In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...
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Inside the Gold Mining Process: How Gold Is Extracted from the Earth
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Get Familiar with the Process of Extracting and Refining Gold at the Factory
Gold begins its journey deep within the earth, where geological processes over millions of years naturally form gold deposits ...
A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements
At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric ...
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Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
it was less effective at isolating gold – some was lost in the process. Repeated efforts to schedule an interview with Senegal’s director of artisanal and small-scale mining were unsuccessful.
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Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it's poisoning the people who use it
hindering efforts to implement safer gold processing methods. Women process gold at a mining site in the Kedougou region of Senegal (Image: AP) ...
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New process for mining electronic waste could be a gold mine
The process uses an organic compound to absorb ... and it is made possible by mining gadgets for gold.