Mercury - Time to Act
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
Estimated mercury releases from ASGM in tonnes per year
Estimated numbers of miners
0-5
10,000
5-10 10-25 25-50
100,000
500,000
50-500
Reported countries with ASGM
No estimate
Source:Adapted fromMercuryWatchdatabase (>www.mercurywatch.org); UNEPGlobalForumonArtisanalandSmall-scalegoldminingManila,8thDecember2010 DesignedbyZoïEnvironmentNetwork /GRID-Arendal,December2012
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