The gold prices are accompanied by messages aimed at raising awareness about the hazards associated with the use of toxic mercury, which the miners use to bind fragments of gold together before burning them. This releases the mercury into the air and leaves the gold behind. The residues of this process are usually dumped into waterways.
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