Inaugural video of MFM’s interview series, “Mercury in Mining: Insiders, Outsiders, and Innovators” We invite you to join us in this illuminating video interview series that inquires into the devastating condition of mercury pollution in the gold supply chain. We’ll be speaking with jewelry industry experts, artisanal and small-scale gold miners, scientists, engineers, health professionals, and innovators at the cutting-edge of solutions … Read More
Your Gold’s (Potentially) Craggy Origins
Although gold is a modern necessity, as adornment, an antiviral, circuitry, and much more, we do not question its source. This is the first in a series of posts exploring the irreplaceable metal, from its origins, chemistry, and geology to extraction, processing, and much more, while placing an emphasis on ASGM’s role in the gold supply chain. Our journey begins … Read More
Mercury Free Mining Awarded $25,000 JCK Industry Fund Grant, Helping Drive Innovation in Responsible Gold Mining
Mercury Free Mining (MFM) is honored by this generous and visionary grant from the JCK Industry Fund. We are delighted by the support for our mission to eradicate the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), ensuring the public trust in the jewelry industry gold supply chain. The JCK Industry fund was founded in 1997 with the … Read More
Driving Late into Kumasi. A Test Day in Tarkwa Hard Rock Mine.
Driving late into Kumasi. A test day in Tarkwa hard rock mine. Mixed results and a very valuable learning experience. A Ghanaian Board of Standards member, a Water Resources Council member (not sure of accurate names) and a mining engineer from University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa were at the mine and will accompany us for testing tomorrow as … Read More
First Day Testing Results….”We’re capturing 95% of Alluvial Gold we’re Processing”
This just in from Toby Pomeroy in Ghana… It’s been a great first testing day. The National Organizer of GNASSM, Anaji Baba, observing, said we’re capturing 95% of the Alluvial gold we were processing. More comments, testing, video & photo feeds over the next three days. These miners pick up the GOLDROP almost immediately; we’re learning a lot about the … Read More
Toby First Meeting w GNASSM Team
What a day yesterday was…I’m relishing the privilege of being here! Unfortunately, we don’t have wifi at our hotel so it makes communication a bit more challenging. Festus and his son Wise took us shopping for safety gear in Kumasi and later in the evening we met with six of the GNASSM team who will accompany us to the testing … Read More
The Eagle has landed…Toby’s first report from Ghana
We’re on the bus between Accra & Kumasi, a 5-6 hr ride, very comfortable. Not much to share yet but I LOVE the culture & the people. Delighted to be here, what a gift! Excellent food. Jacob Massaquoi is an excellent host, is managing everything wonderfully. He gave me this Ghanaian shirt he had made for himself! We will meet … Read More
Indonesian Infrastructure Failure Pushes Local Miners into Utilizing Mercury
By Caelen Burand In Indonesia miners flock to the island of Sumbawa in the hopes of accessing a stable income. They search for gold as a means to escape poverty and trade their health in to obtain it. A simple longing to earn a living traps these miners in the disastrous use of mercury in gold refinement. The land these … Read More
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