Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker: How mercury is poisoning a nation

  Based on the Ministry of Minerals’ statistics, an average of 80% of Sudan gold production during this growth period is delivered by the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector which uses mercury for gold extraction through panning and amalgamation. Global trade statistics of imports and exports of mercury captured in the United Nations’ Comtrade database identified Sudan as the largest importer of mercury in sub- Saharan Africa, with the country importing 38% of all sub-Saharan African imports during the period 2010-2015.

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