More recently, Gasparinnetti et al. (2024) estimated that values associated with social and environmental damage of gold mining range from $187,200 to $389,200 per kilogram of gold. This was mostly attributable to mercury contamination, which represents more than twice the market value of gold. The valuation framework depended on impact valuation of deforestation, land degradation and mercury contamination.
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