Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining. González highlights how mercury-free extraction ...

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Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment ...