Mercury and artisanal and small-scale golding mining: Review of global use estimates and considerations for promoting mercury-free alternatives

 The Minamata Convention on Mercury seeks to reduce and, where feasible, eliminate mercury use in the ASGM. However, the total quantity of mercury used in ASGM globally is still highly uncertain, and the adoption of mercury-free technologies has been limited.

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