Sandra Wilson, University of Dundee Smartphones contain about 60 different elements – including not only gold but copper and silver too. All three are good conductors of electricity, and circuits usually receive a thin covering of gold because it doesn’t corrode and so ensures a durable connection. In the kitchen drawer, most of us have… Continue reading I’m a bit of a modern-day alchemist, recovering gold from old mobile phones
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Acid drainage: the global environmental crisis you’ve never heard of
Stephen Tuffnell Acid drainage is a little-known global crisis. The UN has even labelled it the second biggest problem facing the world after global warming. Romania’s prime minister, Mihai Tudose, recently raised the prospect of reopening the country’s huge Roșia Montană goldfield. The area had been mined from Roman times until the last state-run operation… Continue reading Acid drainage: the global environmental crisis you’ve never heard of
La Rinconada – Chasing the Peruvian High
Nick Neumann and Walker Dawson | Breaking Borders La Rinconada is an illegal gold mining town in the Peruvian Andes, where environmental and social issues are expanding rapidly Over 60,000 people are working in these gold mines in in the highest inhabited place on earth. This documentary by Nick Neumann and Walker Dawson investigates how life is like for those… Continue reading La Rinconada – Chasing the Peruvian High
Mining company threatens El Salvador’s water
A new report highlights the tensions between El Salvador’s relationship with foreign investors and a thriving environmental movement When El Salvador refused to issue a permit for a gold mine to Vancouver-based Pacific Rim, the corporation decided to sue the government for over 300 million USD by invoking the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Since… Continue reading Mining company threatens El Salvador’s water
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