Gold mining is a rapidly growing industry, with new laws being passed each day for protection of waterways, endangered species and their habitats. New ways of extracting the gold are also being introduced. Gold is a very valuable substance, both financially and scientifically. Gold is completely unreactive with oxygen, so it will never rust or tarnish. It is one of the most conductive of all metals, and is only not-used because of its high price. …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…the most common, and cheapest method is also the most environmentally damaging. As time has progressed, people have realised this, and attempted to fix this problem. Due to this, new laws have been created and new extracting methods have been created so in the future, the mining and extraction of gold should be friendlier towards the animals, plants and waterways. In conclusion, the process of mining and extracting gold is rapidly becoming more environmentally safe.