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Gold prices have reached historic highs in 2025. While gold is considered a safe haven for investors in uncertain times, the consequences in producing countries are far less shiny. Higher prices can bring increased revenues, yet they also fuel large-scale mining projects often associated with enormous energy and water consumption, toxic waste, and deforestation. At the same time, artisanal and small-scale mining is expanding, typically under precarious conditions and with severe mercury pollution affecting both people and the environment. Moreover, …

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