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Dear EarthTalk:http://www.escarosapress.com/images/EarthTalkGoldCyanide.jpg Most gold mining operations use cyanide to extract gold from surrounding rock. What are the environmental implications of this, and are there alternatives? -- J. Pelton, via e-mail