Desirée Binternagel The Impact of High Prices on Small-Scale Mining Communities We are currently experiencing a period of high gold prices, with the metal reaching record highs in recent years. While this may seem like good news for those in the gold industry, it has a significan... May 4, 2023
Florian Harkort Blood Gold The price of gold is high: Gigantic areas of tropical rainforest are being cleared, countless people are being displaced, toxic waste is being dumped into rivers and groundwater is being contaminated.... Mar 15, 2023
Desirée Binternagel Why Recycled Gold is not a Solution SUMMARY - The term recycled gold is used liberally. Gold that is sold as recycling-gold consists often of gold that could still be used in its previous form. - The origin of recycled gold is not trace... Nov 25, 2022
Desirée Binternagel A Fair Future Aidalid Vergara and her colleagues belong to the Asociacion Agrominera Unida por Mindalá (AGROMIN), a women’s cooperative in Colombia. They are so-called “barequeras” and wash gold from riverbeds – a ... Nov 15, 2022
Desirée Binternagel Fair Gold for Gender Equality Women do not usually work directly in the tunnels because, according to tradition, this could bring bad luck to the mine. Among other things, they work as so-called “pallaqueras”, a position in which ... Nov 14, 2022
