Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery | SpringerLink
Jul 09, 2019#0183;#32;And I learnt that smallscale artisanal mining has particular challenges that are not seen in largescale mines, including the association of gold mining with health problems from psychosocial, cardiovascular, respiratory and sexual risks, nutritional, water and sanitation issues, and resulting in malaria, upper respiratory tract diseases, especially pulmonary tuberculosis and silicosis, and skin diseases, as well as the injuries and accidents more commonly associated with mining