Driving positive change in Burkina Faso’s mining sector

More than 600,000 people in Burkina Faso rely on small-scale gold mining to earn their living. The vast majority of these artisanal miners use mercury and other toxic substances in their work, a practice that has serious consequences for the environment and human health.
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