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A Practical Guide Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

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Summary

In order to comply with modern environmental standards, reducing mercury use is a key step in realizing ASGM development opportunities Who can use this document? Policy makers, miners and civil society can use this document to learn about technologies and approaches for reducing and eliminating mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).

Issuer

UNEP

Year

2012

Region

International

Issuer (type)

UN Environment Programme (International)

Instrument type

Guide

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Collaborators

Artisanal Gold Council; UNIDO; Unviersity of Victoria; IUGS-GEM

Text analysis

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    • E focus: energy, environment, environmental management, hazardous substances, land use, pollution, recycling, soil, waste, water, emissions
    • S focus: fair trade, human rights, children
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Education, Management, Manufacturing, Mining