This article reviews the use of amalgamation in artisanal gold mining (AGM) and the barriers
to reducing mercury use and emissions from the sector. In 2012, AGM accounted for …

Worldwide there are over 43 million artisanal miners in virtually all developing countries
extracting at least 30 different minerals. Gold, due to its increasing value, is the main mineral …

We estimate mercury releases from artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) based on
available data about mercury and gold exports and imports by country and from field reports …

Abstract Five municipalities in Antioquia, Colombia, with population of 162,000 inhabitants,
were the world's largest mercury polluter from artisanal gold mining in 2010, releasing and …

The gold ore mined by artisanal and small-scale miners in Portovelo-Zaruma, Ecuador, is
processed in custom mills. Miners can choose between Chilean-mill processing centers …

Artisanal small-scale gold miners (ASM) occasionally employ whole ore amalgamation by
adding mercury into ball mills to recover gold. In this process, 25–30% of the mercury added …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) continues to expand rapidly due to the
increasing global price of gold and the economic impacts of COVID-19. This expansion of …

Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) is responsible for over 90% of gold production in
Mozambique. In 2005, a 15-day pilot training project was held in the village of Munhena, a …

Abstract The Tapajos River Basin in the Brazilian Amazon is the location of one of the
largest concentrations of artisanal and small-scale miners in the world. Today, 40 000 …

No life cycle assessment (LCA) of artisanal and small‐scale mining activities (A&Sma) has
been identified as of today, and there are limited studies about large‐scale mining and …