April 2019

Geology of Ol-doinyo Lengai Volcano (Tanzania)
Geology

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The Mountain with the Coolest Lava on Earth Ol doinyo Lengai, (which means “Mountain of God” in the local Maasai language), is an active volcano located on southern shore of Lake Natron in the greater Arusha Region. The mountain is a stratovolcano standing at 2870m above sea level, built up by several layers of hardened lava shaped nearly to a perfect cone.  Apart from its regular eruptions, the volcano is

KECBO Seeking to End Use of Mercury in Gold Recovery in Western Kenya
Events

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A community based organisation in Western Kenya is seeking to change the livelihood of thousands of gold artisanal miners in the region by empowering them to stop using mercury in gold recovery and adopt environmentally friendly processing methods. The Kakamega Environmental Conservation and Beautification Organization (KECBO), aims to ensure mercury free environment with sustainable gold recovery processes by building capacities and promoting safe mercury free extraction processes in western Kenya