RWB Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) This little BBC video will give gold bugs and others a clearer view of how some of their "precious metal" is mined and the local impacts of the work. Enjoy. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-52324363 The illegal gold mines killing rivers and livelihoods in Ghana. Sixty percent of Ghana’s water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining activities. Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale miners, most of them operating illegally. Edited August 11, 2021 by RWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 A more automated version of gold amalgamation is described and illustrated in my book "From Mine to Mint." When used for silver it is called the 'patio process.' Horses lasted only a few months; men a little longer from mercury poisoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Colonial Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I don't own any gold now but if I do, I won't lose any sleep over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 During my interest, and doing, of AU prospecting you learned that we didn't treat out own waterways and natural resources with the respect they deserved either. Our forefathers pretty much raped the land as they saw fit. To this day dredging, even with small dredgers, it is illegal to use due to the fact it will release the mercury back the flow of the water where before it was either buried and/or adhering to the rocks and sediments and caused minimal effects to the population.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_contamination_in_California_waterways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henri Charriere Posted August 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 3:25 PM, World Colonial said: I don't own any gold now but if I do, I won't lose any sleep over it. If you do, stay away from the French gold roosters. They are loud and raucous in the morning and may disturb your neighbors. World Colonial, Hoghead515 and Cat Bath 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RWB Posted August 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Are you saying that French Roosters are something to crow about? Edited August 12, 2021 by RWB Henri Charriere, Hoghead515 and Cat Bath 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 2:38 PM, RWB said: Are you saying that French Roosters are something to crow about? [Charming sense of humor. You brighten up my day.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 2:46 PM, RWB said: Ooh la la! My wife got a big kick out of this exceptional ephemera made all the more interesting by the date featured on the coin. To my knowledge, the series was officially ended a year earlier, in 1914, but 🐓 dated 1915 are rumored to exist. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
