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Mercury Country Situation Report - Indonesia

Thursday, 23 July 2020 - 6:20pm
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Mining

In Indonesia, Outlaw Gold Miners Poison Themselves to Survive

Monday, 30 December 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/world/asia/indonesia-gold-environment-mercury.html

One large mining company is trying to shut illegal operations, which use mercury. The small-scale miners say there’s no other way to earn a living.

By Richard C. Paddock

Photographs by Adam Dean

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Mercury

Presentations from the IPEN Side Event at the Mercury Treaty COP3

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 - 2:59am

Mercury Contaminated Sites: guidance, finance and the challenges of ASGM sites

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ASGM

Mercury Contaminated Sites: guidance, finance and the challenges of ASGM sites

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 - 7:37am
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Mercury

Mercury Trade and Supply in ASGM in Colombia

Tuesday, 12 February 2019 - 3:36pm

This project and report sought to disseminate information about the risks of using mercury, as well as to identify the authorities’ responsibility to comply with international commitments such as the Minamata Convention. More specifically, the project aimed:

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Mercury Elimination

Mercury Threat to Women & Children Across 3 Oceans: Elevated Mercury in Women in Small Island States & Countries

Monday, 12 November 2018 - 3:22pm

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, especially to the developing brain, and can affect the developing fetus months after the mother’s exposure. The harmful effects that can be passed from the mother to the fetus include neurological impairment, IQ loss, and damage to the kidneys and cardio- vascular system. At high levels of mercury exposure this can lead to brain damage, mental retardation, blindness, seizures and the inability to speak.

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Mercury

Mercury Rising: Gold mining takes a toxic toll on Kenyan women

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

NYATIKE, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scorching sun beats down on half a dozen women as they carry large sacks of crushed ore on their backs at the Osiri-Matanda gold mine near Kenya’s border with Tanzania.

On wooden tables, they sieve the powdered ore into metal pans, add mercury, and heat the mixture over a charcoal fire. The air fills with fumes as the liquid metal evaporates - leaving behind a lump of gold. 

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