18th Oct, 2024

The Guardian

'Mercury destroys lives': but if goldmining is here to stay, is there a way to make it safer?

Using the toxin for gold extraction is banned in the Philippines, but the practice remains widespread. Now one town is trialling a technique that could end its use and protect the world's 15 million small-scale miners

Mercury destroys lives

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