Teh said the project is expected to help the Philippines “contribute to the elimination of mercury in ASGM through a supply chain approach from miners to refiners.”
“We hope that small-scale miners will see mercury-free gold mining as viable,” said Teh, who also serves as operational focal point person of GEF-Philippines.
Mercury, also known as quicksilver, is widely used in ASGM as a “magnet” to extract gold that is mixed with soil and other sediments in ores.
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