Tolerance policy stops
by Gerold Rozenblad
05/08/2011
Paramaribo - the end of 2012, the use of mercury in the gold sector finally put under the spell. This statement, the chairman of the management team, "Planning gold sector," Melvin Linscheer, in an interview with the newspaper. His team has calculated that a half years required for the entire sector to prepare for this measure. Linscheer is optimistic on the success of the operation. In most fields of gold, mercury is used in large quantities. Tons of these environmentally harmful material, the years brought the country illegally. "If everyone goes along with the reasoning, this should not be difficult," argues that international Linscheer explaining the use of mercury under increasing pressure to bear.Eventually tightened the rules so that international no more gold will be purchased from countries where the use of mercury is regulated. The use of this substance was banned for many years in Suriname. "What happens is that a tolerance is implemented, but coming to an end," emphasizes Linscheer. Any mercury that are outside the health sector is used, it is smuggled into the country. Recently, the sector is informed, that gradually the use of mercury to a zero will be charged. It is in connection with this intention that soon one will be held to include new recovery technique for the sector to keep. Linscheer: "And therefore is also a model for how sustainable Maripaston gold panning." This project is seen as an intermediate step towards the ultimate goal. After all, will be Maripaston still work with mercury, but under the system whereby a retort the mercury is collected. The final step is completely mercury-free working in the sector.Linscheer argues that the commission knows that the new equipment is more expensive than that now in the sector are in progress. Therefore looked back to funding, so everyone in the industry can purchase the new equipment. He gives several reasons that make haste to be put behind the plans. Apart from health, is that the export of fish and plans to export water under pressure. "Do you think countries will buy our products when they learn that there is a risk when these products are contaminated?" Linscheer asks himself. He indicated that Suriname will eventually have no choice than to walk along with the new trend. "Eventually we will have to produce a sustainable manner and that we also say that we 'green gold' production", said a visibly optimistic Linscheer .-.: |
3 comments:
This is good news as Suriname is setting the stage for the inevitable ban on mercury. They have mandated the use of retorts right now as a transition to outright banning of mercury in 2012. Retorts prevent the mercury vapors from escaping into the air.
Where are they going to get "green" gold technology to replace Mercury!?
Haber Inc?
Say its so!
LET'S NOT ALLOW THEM GORGET THAT WE CAN DO THIS!
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