Revealed: Trail of ‘dirty’ gold

LOOK at the gold ring on your finger.

Revealed: Trail of ‘dirty’ gold

Take a moment to admire the way the light catches your gold necklace. The chances are that anyone who has bought gold jewellery is connected to the so-called “dirty” gold trade.

Similar to the controversy surrounding blood diamonds, there is no way to trace how gold is produced, leaving many mining companies free to put their workers’ lives at risk and pollute the air and water.

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