Embassies Join Forces to Promote Mercury-free Gold Mining in Colombia

Mercury use is rampant within artisanal and small gold mining operations and results in air and water pollution in municipalities across Colombia. Working to address these systemic challenges, and with an eye towards eventually joining the Minamata Convention, the government passed a law in 2013 which gave five years to transition to the total elimination of mercury use in mining by July 2018; yet significant technical, human, and cultural impediments stand in the way of meeting the ban on mercury.
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