They then burn this amalgam. Now this is where the real health hazard lies. By burning the amalgam the elemental mercury becomes methyl mercury, which is the most powerful neurotoxin in the world. This exact step is by far the biggest source of mercury poisoning in mining communities.
http://pcmartinvdb.blogspot.com/2012/03/gold-mining-in-senegal.html
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