Eating Dust: Toxic Air and Parasitic Relations of Gold Mining in DR Congo
Science, Technology, & Human Values
Published online on June 02, 2026
Abstract
Science, Technology, & Human Values, Ahead of Print.
Since the late 2000s, artisanal and small-scale gold miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have incorporated mechanized ball mills in their workflow. With finely ground rock dust escaping from the hinges of these mills, these same miners are ...
Since the late 2000s, artisanal and small-scale gold miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have incorporated mechanized ball mills in their workflow. With finely ground rock dust escaping from the hinges of these mills, these same miners are ...