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The environmental impact of gold mining with cyanide

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Oct. 30, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Some 90 percent of gold mines around the world employ "cyanidation," the use of a sodium cyanide compound to separate the gold from finely ground rock. At a gold mine in Romania in 2000, the accidental release of 100,000 cubic meters of cyanide-rich waste into the local watershed killed all aquatic life in nearby waters and cut off water supplies for 2.5 million people. (Media credit/Kacos2000 via Flickr)

Thankfully it’s becoming less common

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The Embassy Cables: Blood diamonds in Zimbabwe

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Dec. 9, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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A leaked embassy cable posted online by Wikileaks shows that the Zimbabwean government planned to forcibly displace 25,000 villagers in a diamond-rich section of the country early last year. The January 23, 2009 cable shows that a local chief informed the embassy at Harare, the capital city, that the military was planning to force the [...]

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Spore goes gold

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Aug. 14, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Let the cellular revolution begin. Electronic Arts and their Maxis studio announced today that Spore, perhaps the most eagerly anticipated PC game of this decade, has gone gold and will be available for PC and MAc September 5 in Europe and September 7 in North America. Spore Creatures for DS and Spore Origins for mobile [...]

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How much would you pay for a gold martini?

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Dec. 3, 2007   Leave a Comment  

One vodka brand wants to take the top shelf alcohol craze to a whole new level, and it’s just about as snooty as it gets. “For those who like the best of everything and don’t mind being seen in public enjoying a bit of luxury, the latest “must have” may be the ultra-premium Gold Flakes [...]

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