Villagers in southern Armenia have been blockading the construction of an open-cast gold mine for over a year. Now Lydian is taking the fight to corporate courts.
Mining is booming in Northern Ireland. Five companies currently hold 10 mineral prospecting licences for different location across the country. EMILY MACINTOSH reports
The high price of gold has sent thousands into the informal mining sector and exposed workers and the environment to the devastating effects of mercury poisoning
Leading jewellery outlets including Fraser Hart, Tiffany & Co and Beaverbrooks say they won't use gold from London-based Anglo America's proposed mine in the Alaskan wilderness