Today, the largest global consumer for elemental mercury is the artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry. In the process mercury is used to extract gold from the ore by forming a mercury-gold amalgam. This method of gold extraction is particularly prevalent in developing countries where mercury is relatively inexpensive, and many miners are unaware of its toxic effects.
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