KICK OUT MERCURY. In artisanal and small-scale gold mining, elemental mercury is used. Mercury is combined with gold-containing materials to create a mercury-gold amalgam, which is heated to vaporize the mercury and extract the gold.
This procedure is highly hazardous and can result in substantial mercury contamination and health hazards.
06 Apr
Gold Mining Without Mercury
- 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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Kenya
KICK OUT MERCURY. In artisanal and small-scale gold mining, elemental mercury is used. Mercury is combined with gold-containing materials to create a mercury-gold amalgam, which is heated to vaporize the mercury and extract the gold.
This procedure is highly hazardous and can result in substantial mercury contamination and health hazards.