Annika Hammerschlag

Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it

World News Annika Hammerschlag - May 12, 2025

KEDOUGOU, Senegal (AP) — The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a...