A global mercury conference in Geneva faced sharp criticism Friday from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to ...

Ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step. But small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without ...

Parties to the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury met this week to discuss illegal trade, gold-mining pollution, and other ...

Large heaps of earth greet first-time visitors to the gold mining regions of Kitumbi, Bukuya, and Makokoto sub-counties in ...

The Mercury Gold Round from Money Metals Exchange pays homage to one of America’s most iconic coin designs while offering an ...

Countries at Minamata Convention COP-6 in Geneva agreed to phase out mercury dental amalgam by 2034. The deal includes ...

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6), held in Geneva from 3 to 7 ...

Liberia has joined representatives from more than 140 countries at the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-6) ...

When Daniel Romero worked at a river mine in Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela, he would wait until the sun ...

Zimbabwe has banned the use of mercury in mining and placed controls on its release from industrial operations, joining several countries which have phased out the toxic metal, state media reported on ...

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed —Mahatma Gandhi   A few months ago, I was privileged to be part of a “selected group” to help develop and launch a ...

It’s that time again. Mercury retrograde is back, and it’s making one final dramatic entrance before the year bows out. From meltdowns to emotional re-runs, this planetary rewind has a reputation for ...