Mercury is utilized worldwide in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and may pose a risk for miners and mining communities. While a number of studies have characterized mercury in ASGM communities, most have focused on a single media and few have taken a holistic approach. Here, a multiple media exposure assessment and cross-sectional study of mercury was conducted in 2010 through 2012...

The mining industry has abundant leverage points as well the potential to contribute all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To date, significant efforts have been made mitigate negative impacts of and enhance its positive contributions, especially by large scale (LSM) houses. Nonetheless, a lot remains be done in areas where people at base pyramid operate. These are exploit...

Abstract Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM), a wealth‐generating industry in many regions, is nonetheless global challenge for governance threat to biodiversity, public health, ecosystem integrity. In 2019, the Peruvian government mobilized targeted, large‐scale armed intervention against illegal ASGM, which has caused deforestation water resource degradation this Tropical Biodiversit...

This article examines hidden costs of three prominent mineral supply chain ‘solutions’ that respectively aim to create ‘conflict-free’ minerals, curtail corruption, and reduce mercury pollution. Our analysis underscores the heterogeneous ways in which global capitalism shapes regulatory injustices spanning multiple scales, illustrating how ‘clean’ schemes can hide inequitable territorial econom...