Small-scale artisanal mining is subject to a host of restrictions and regulations concerning who can mine, how, where, and how much. Environmental management and mine closure plans are required, and labor and environmental standards protect people, lands, and water sources.
“The use of mercury, cyanide or any other poisonous chemical substance in the processing of gold that endangers human health or the processes of nature that exist within the territory is prohibited,” according to Article 33 of the July 17, 2011 resolution regulating mining in the CaƱamomo Lomaprieta Indigenous Reservation.
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