2014 APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Mining

We recognize the important contribution of the Minamata Convention on Mercury towards protecting human health and the environment, and encourage all APEC economies to take necessary measures to meet the requirements of the Convention. In particular, we note that the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining sector has been one of the top contributors to global mercury pollution, and encourage all APEC economies to cooperate and to take steps to reduce mercury use and release from this sector, as well as to promote knowledge and experience sharing of substitute technology to support sustainable gold processing on voluntary and mutually-agreed terms.
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