With mere hammers they knock chunks out of the rock. Every year, 727t of mercury is released worldwide through gold mining in informal mines, which makes gold production the greatest mercury polluter. And everything for the dazzling symbol of wealth: gold. The documentary accompanies the renowned Hamburg goldsmith Jan Spille, who has been campaigning for fair and ecological gold mining for many years, as he visits the first Fairtrade certified mines in Kenya and Uganda.
