Aladdin Separation Technologies : 02/01/2026

Stamp Program Objectives

In order to address the global mercury problem, Aladdin has developed the Strategic Abatement of Mercury and Poverty (STAMP) program. This program is designed to induce artisanal and all mercury mining users to adopt Aladdin's highly efficient mining technologies. The fundamental strategy looks to illustrate the economic advantages of HGP to the miners. Although being able to provide a safe work environment , safety benefits alone are not sufficient to convince indigent miners to abandon mercury processing. Ultimately, the success of the program must rely on its ability to provide the miners with a greater level of income than what they are able to derive when using mercury. The broad objectives of the STAMP Program are as follows:

1. Employ as many artisanal miners as is possible while maintaining the economical integrity of the program.

2. Work to eliminate the use of mercury when extracting gold in the customary artisanal alluvial concentrates and hard rock deposit areas.

3. Increase artisanal miner wages above the national average and provide bonuses based on gold revenues.

4. Create new employment opportunities and provide training for higher paid jobs in the trades, management, administration, accounting, mining, geology, process engineering, and attendant disciplines.

5. Provide a humanitarian fund to benefit the miners and their families.

6. Convert sites to farming land or forestry after gold is depleted from the properties.

7. Attract artisanal miners to proven gold reserves set aside by large scale mining companies and / or the government.

8. Make a profit for all stakeholders

Aladdin's Pledge To Social Responsibility

Aladdin Technologies Inc. is dedicated to bringing environmentally friendly processes to host countries so that mineral wealth can be extracted in a way that does not endanger local ecosystems or the health of native people. This interest - coupled with a commitment to mutual respect and a close involvement with all stakeholders - is behind the company's drive to help the government and citizens of countries achieve maximum benefit from their mineral resources. We also recognize that shareholder interests are best served when - based on our ethical treatment of indigenous people and sensitivity to environmental issues - countries actively seek out business relationships with the company.

Social responsibility is not simply an abstract concept, but rather, a realistic moral command and business strategy. Aladdin will do whatever is reasonable to help the communities of people around the world with which it interacts. Therefore, to disregard the tenants of mutual respect and fair trade would not only be morally corrupt, but it could also damage shareholder value in company mineral endeavors. Aladdin endeavors to be a leader in the way in which it brings obligations of social responsibility to its business enterprises.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Gold mining is destroying the Amazon

For every gram of gold extracted, an estimated 4.63 grams of toxic mercury are released into the environment, contaminating waterways and causing severe harm to biodiversity and human health.

Friday, February 27, 2026

Gold mining pollutes Bulawayo's water sources

Illegal gold miners operating along the banks of dams supplying Bulawayo are worsening water pollution by releasing mercury and other toxic chemicals, city officials have warned.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Illegal Gold Mining Surges Into New Parts of Peru’s Amazon, Threatening Rivers and Lives

The expansion is accelerating deforestation, contaminating rivers with mercury and exposing remote communities to violence and organized crime, even as the government says it is stepping up enforcement.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Proposed ‘community mines’ in Sumatra raise red flags

Hendro spent more than five years living with small-scale gold miners on the slopes of Mount Halimun, south of Jakarta, where around 1,000 families suffered the effects of mercury and sodium cyanide, both of which are used to separate gold from ore.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

It is no longer just about gold exploitation; it is about the violence of indigenous territorial invasions and the long-term contamination of rivers and forests with mercury, leaving a trail of toxic destruction that affects the lives of the people who live there.

Monday, February 23, 2026

Stakeholders urge government to tighten Mining Act to halt mercury smuggling

The government has been urged to revise the Minerals and Mining Act to deter the smuggling and use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) across Ghana read more... .https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Stakeholders-urge-government-to-tighten-Mining-Act-to-halt-mercury-smuggling-2022857

Saturday, February 21, 2026

How mercury used in gold mining can end up in your food

The lake feeds their families, water their crops and sustains their livestock. But upstream, small-scale gold miners are using mercury to separate gold from soil and much of that toxic metal ends up in the same streams that flow into the lake and rivers around.

Friday, February 20, 2026

Sumatra province plan to permit ‘community’ mines alarms civil society

The small-scale gold mining sector is responsible for lasting environmental damage to both environment and public health, owing in large part to the use of mercury, a banned heavy metal and neurotoxin, to separate gold particles from ores retrieved from valley sides and river basins.
read more... https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/sumatra-province-plan-to-permit-community-mines-alarms-civil-society/

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Wasting wealth

Other challenges which more efficient regulation in the sector will help to address include environmental degradation manifesting as deforestation, water contamination and land despoliation, as well as health risks, especially from the use of mercury for processing. All of these make gold a source of wealth depletion rather than wealth replenishment in Nigeria.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen

Dangerous chemicals like mercury and sodium cyanide are used to separate the gold from the ore.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Environmental Expert: Amu River in Badakhshan Diverts Toward Tajikistan Due to Gold Mining

Najibullah Sadid, an environmental and water resources expert, has warned that the Amu River in Shahr-e-Buzurg district of Badakhshan is diverting toward Tajikistan due to unregulated gold extraction.

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Booming Indicators, Dying Rivers: Ghana under Chronic Environmental Poisoning

Galamsey is not merely an illegal activity. It is a biochemical assault on the Republic. Mercury used in gold amalgamation does not disappear. It transforms into methylmercury in aquatic systems and bioaccumulates through fish consumed by families far removed from mining pits.

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Mercury Pollution, Sources, Control Measures, Minamata Convention

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: ASGM contributes about 37.7% of global anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases nearly 838 tonnes annually into the air. Around 10 to 20 million people work in this sector worldwide, often using mercury daily to extract gold.... Read more at: https://vajiramandravi.com/current-affairs/mercury-pollution/

Friday, February 13, 2026

Mozambique: CIP demands explanation about end of mining suspension in Manica

The main problem is the use of mercury in washing gold. Mercury is highly toxic, but mining operations have made little effort to reduce their use of it. Analysis of the waters of the Manica rivers and of the Chicamba reservoir has revealed the presence not only of mercury, but also of other heavy metals, including lead, cadmium and arsenic.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Brazil mining boss sentenced for illegal gold operation on Indigenous land

Thousands of miners invaded Yanomami land, and with them came a 330% increase in deaths from malnutrition, mostly among young Indigenous children. A 2023 health survey found that almost 70% of the Yanomami people had mercury in their bodies. Mercury is commonly used to amalgamate gold. Miners also repeatedly opened fire on Yanomami communities.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Ecosystem destruction from galamsey is altering Ghana’s weather, NGO cautions

Mrs Ofori-Yeboah explained that the use of mercury and cyanide in gold extraction posed long-term environmental and public health risks and called for stricter enforcement of mining regulations and sustained restoration of degraded lands.

Monday, February 9, 2026

Exposure to galamsey-linked pollution could trigger acute kidney disease – Pediatric Society

“We have data from adults that clearly shows that exposure to mercury causes or is associated with chronic kidney disease, and if they are present in adults, they are happening in our kids as well,” Dr Goka said.

Friday, February 6, 2026

Illegal mining chokes Bulawayo’s water sources

Concern was also raised that illegal miners are using mercury, cyanide and other hazardous chemicals in and around rivers and dam catchments

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Gold rush in Asia fuels mercury pollution

It is estimated that four-fifths of Paracale’s residents rely on gold mining. Miners gather ore from riverbeds, mines and even metres-deep pools of mud. Many mix it with mercury, which bonds to any gold particles lodged in the ore. When the mixture is heated, the mercury evaporates and leaves gold behind.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Ghana sees alarming increase in Kidney disease among children and adults

Dr Osei Tutu also expressed concern about environmental factors, noting that illegal mining activities, ‘galamsey’ in some communities, have led to severe water pollution, posing an additional risk to kidney health.

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Ecuador stops mining in three provinces due to environmental damage

Ines Manzano, Minister of Environment and Energy in Ecuador, announced on Monday that the country has halted all mining and mineral processing operations in three provinces due to the environmental damage caused by illegal'mining.

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Tonnes of Toxic Waste from Gold Mining This Year

This counter tracks the enormous volume of toxic waste generated by gold mining operations worldwide. The gold mining industry generates approximately 180 million tonnes of toxic waste annually, often containing dangerous chemicals like arsenic, lead, mercury, and cyanide.