The prettiest lake in every state

Lake Martin The sweetest spot in Alabama may just be this lake, 80 miles southwest of Birmingham. When it was built in the ...

Guyana suspends mining licenses of more than 100 Brazilians in gold smuggling crackdown

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has threatened to deport more than 100 Brazilian miners and suspended ...
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Indonesia’s illegal gold boom leaves a toxic legacy of mercury pollution

There wasn’t much Aris Adrianto felt he could do when the gold miners’ heavy vehicles broke into Bukit Gajah Berani, here in ...