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Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

In 1998 a truck from the Kumtor gold mine crashed through a bridge spilling 1.7 tons of sodium cyanide and posioning 2,500 people.

News

Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions

There has always been an element of madness to gold's allure.

Golden Gamble in Grass Valley: A Legacy of Risk

At the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry's biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage.

A High Regard for the Earth

David Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful

Publications

EARTHWORKS' 2006 Annual Report

A review of EARTHWORKS' 2006 accomplishments

EARTHWORKS' 2006 Audited Financial Statements

EARTHWORKS Audited Financial Statements and Other Financial Information for years ending December 31, 2006 and 2005.

Predicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mines -- an EARTHWORKS white paper

A Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice

EARTHWORKS' 2005 990 Form