Comparison of Gold Yield with Traditional Amalgamation and Direct Smelting in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Uganda

Comparison of Gold Yield with Traditional Amalgamation and Direct Smelting in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining in Uganda

Background. The amalgamation method used by artisanal small-scale miners is the single largest source of global mercury emission. The goal of the ‘Free Your Mine’ project is to stop mercury use in artisanal and small-scale mining. Objectives. The aim of the present study was to compare gold recovery...

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Main Authors: Birgitte Stoffersen, Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen, Jorge Ivan Contreras Cardeño, Peter W.U. Appel, Margrethe Smidth, Leoncio D. Na-Oy, Debbie Libua Lardizabal, Rudy W. Onos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pure Earth 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Health and Pollution
Subjects:
mercury
gold mining
small-scale mining
borax
amalgamation
Online Access:https://www.journalhealthpollution.org.pinnacle.allenpress.com/doi/pdf/10.5696/2156-9614-9.24.191205

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