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1. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Nov;120(11):A424-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.120-a424. Quicksilver & gold: mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining
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Mercury is used globally to extract gold in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. The mercury-free gravity-borax method for gold extraction was introduced in two mining communities using mercury in the provinces Kalinga and Camarines Norte. This article describes project activities and quantitative
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Mar 24, 2016 A major source of air pollution from mercury, artisanal and small-scale gold mining releases approximately 400 metric tons of airborne elemental mercury each year. Located in over 55 countries, small scale gold buying and refining facilities (commonly referred to as “Gold Shops”) are an important part of this production process, and are a
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Abstract: Mercury-dependentartisanaland small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largestsource of mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam. The amalgam is typically iso-lated by hand and then heated—often with atorch or over astove—todistill the mercury and isolate the gold
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Apr 01, 2015 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is both a subsistence livelihood for millions of people and the leading source of mercury pollution globally. The United Nation's 2013 Minamata Convention on Mercury aims to address this challenge, but such public regulatory initiatives often struggle with effectiveness
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Jul 30, 2021 Mercury Free Mining's Mission. Over 15 million artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) in developing countries eke out a meager existence—and they have no alternative to using toxic mercury as part of their gold-extraction process. Unfortunately, there is a tragic, hidden cost, (15-20 million) miners' health, and our planet at large
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Aug 25, 2020 The artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry discharges an average of about 1,000 tons of inorganic mercury each year, of which about one-third is discharged into the air, and the rest is accumulated in gold mining waste (tailings) or into the soil or waterways. After some inorganic mercury enters the aquatic ecosystem, it is converted
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Jun 01, 2020 But most people know little about the environmental impacts of gold mining. About 15% of world gold production is from artisanal and small-scale mining in over 70 countries throughout Asia, Africa and South America. These operations employ 10 to 19 million workers. They often are poorly policed and weakly regulated
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Dec 06, 2016 GOLD: Addressing Mercury Pollution from Artisanal Gold Mining. Mali: Artisanal small scale mining is responsible for up to 35% of global emission of mercury into the environment. The GEF Council recently approved, at the October 2016 meeting, a global program to address The Global Opportunities for Long-term Development GOLD in the Artisanal
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May 28, 2020 Small-scale gold mining operations in developing countries are major sources of toxic mercury pollution, using techniques that haven’t changed much since the California Gold
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Mercury.1 Article 7 and Annex C of the Convention address artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).1 Annex C addresses the development of national plans for ASGM including a public health strategy that addresses the gathering of health data, training for health-care workers and awareness-raising through health facilities. Mercury Use in ASGM
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Mercury pollution in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is widespread throughout the Philippines. Amalgamation, or the use of mercury in gold recov
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Jul 27, 2021 Two small-scale mining firms have achieved higher rates of gold recovery without the use of mercury, marking a major step towards reducing mercury pollution
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Aug 20, 2021 “The MIA will monitor the amount of mercury used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining and in the health sector. The NAP will assess the health status of people working in mercury-using sectors and develop alternative technologies to phase out the use of this chemical,” explains Juliet Kabera, Rema’s executive director
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Nov 01, 2012 Artisanal and small-scale gold miners used an estimated 1,400 metric tons of mercury in 2011. About one-third of the mercury used is believed to
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Mercury-dependent artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam. The amalgam is typically isolated by hand and then heated-often with a torch or over a stove-to distill the mercury and isolate the gold
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Nov 16, 2020 In many countries, elemental mercury is used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Mercury is mixed with gold-containing materials, forming a mercury-gold amalgam which is then heated, vaporizing the mercury to obtain the gold. This process can be very dangerous and lead to significant mercury exposure and health risks
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Jan 03, 2018 Mercury-dependent artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam. The amalgam is typically isolated by hand and then heated—often with a torch or over a stove—to distill the mercury and isolate the gold
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Dec 06, 2016 Mali: Artisanal small scale mining is responsible for up to 35% of global emission of mercury into the environment
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