Mr Bassaw said though Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has some benefits, it also has serious effects on humans due to the use of chemicals such as mercury, acid and cyanide, stressing that the exposure to mercury could affect the nervous system, leading to neurological symptoms such as nervousness, anxiety, depression, irritability or mood changes and numbness.
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