GOLD MINING & ENVIRONMENT

Gold Mining: Gold has been mined for thousands of years. Today's gold industry uses the latest in technology for every stage of the mining process: exploration, site preparation, drilling, operations, environmental protection, closure, and eventual reclamation.

Environment: Today's gold mining industry continually strives to operate in an environmentally responsible manner -- protecting wildlife, reclaiming mined land and employing new technologies to make operations environmentally safe. In addition to applying its own environmental initiatives, the industry is subject to a broad range of state and federal laws and regulations covering virtually every aspect of mine operations. All of these efforts -- voluntary actions coupled with government requirements -- work together to form the environmental practices of today's modern gold mining industry.

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