Treehugger: Small-scale mercury-free gold mining in Mongolia

Mercury-free gold mining in Mongolia

A simple building like this one may not appear to be an important locale in the global gold market, but what is happening here is impacting people around the world, especially in Mongolia. I'm currently in Mongolia with the United Nations Environment Programmer documenting the rapid changes to the environment, business community and culture as this nation experiences rapid growth and development.

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CBC News: Company hopes to usher in new era of Yellowknife gold mining

A junior exploration company — TerraX Minerals — hopes to bring a new era of gold mining to Yellowknife.

The last gold mine close to the city shut down almost a decade ago, and exploration in the Yellowknife gold belt has been stagnant, until now.

In February, TerraX has acquired a site along the lucrative belt, located about 15 kilometres from Yellowknife.

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MSN: Gold miners can dig out of this hole

The overly battered sector is slowly lumbering toward a turnaround.

It's no secret at this point that gold miners are going through a rough patch.

After the precious metal's recent routing, firms that dig it out of the ground have fallen by the wayside, and they continue to drift lower as labor issues and political problems have raised production costs to reduce margins.

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