In 1998 a truck from the Kumtor gold mine crashed through a bridge spilling 1.7 tons of sodium cyanide and posioning 2,500 people.
There has always been an element of madness to gold's allure.
At the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry's biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage.
David Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful
A review of EARTHWORKS' 2006 accomplishments
EARTHWORKS Audited Financial Statements and Other Financial Information for years ending December 31, 2010 and 2009.
A Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice