The uncontrolled spread of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM), popularly termed “galamsey” in Ghana, has, for decades, impacted adversely upon water bodies, soils, wildlife, human health, and safety. A lack of understanding, however, of the types of galamsey, their operational attributes, and their relative impacts has unfortunately hindered an effective policy response despite num...

A comparative analysis of typomorphic features gold placers and indigenous sources was carried out for the Glukharinsky ore-placer node (the Nadezhda deposit Glukharinskoye, Tyomnoye, Tyi-Jurye ore occurrences). correlation between fineness placer native composition relic minerals preserved inside particles obtained first time. This made it possible to establish mineral parageneses from potenti...

the uncontrolled spread of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (asm), popularly termed “galamsey” in ghana, has, for decades, impacted adversely upon water bodies, soils, wildlife, human health, and safety. a lack of understanding, however, of the types of galamsey, their operational attributes, and their relative impacts has unfortunately hindered an effective policy response despite num...

The term biomining have been coined to refer to the use of microorganisms in mining processes as in the biooxidation of refractory gold minerals. The biooxidation of refractory gold ores presents similar characteristics when compared with roasting and pressure oxidation. Almost without exception, microbial extraction procedures are more environmentally friendly. The isolated bacteria in this st...

The term biomining have been coined to refer to the use of microorganisms in mining processes as in the biooxidation of refractory gold minerals. The biooxidation of refractory gold ores presents similar characteristics when compared with roasting and pressure oxidation. Almost without exception, microbial extraction procedures are more environmentally friendly. The isolated bacteria in this st...

This article describes the characteristics of gold–sulfide–quartz and gold–sulfide (gold–arsenic) ore occurrences in Manitanyrd region Polar Urals. Ore are confined to NE-trending shear zones have common features a geological structure. The host rocks metamorphosed volcanic volcanic–sedimentary rocks. We analyzed mineral chemical composition mineralization all studied occurrences, showing that ...

The Shuangwang gold deposit, with more than 70 tons of Au, is located in the Fengxian-Taibai ore concentration area Qinling Orogen central China, hosted a Northwest-trending breccia belt. Fragments body are cemented by ankerite, albite, quartz, calcite, and pyrite. Four metallogenic stages identified mineral paragenesis: quartz-albite, ankerite-pyrite-albite, pyrite-quartz-calcite, fluorite-anh...