This slide deck was used for a workshop on developing gold trading arrangements and engaging financial institutions in extending financing to artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations
Susan Keane, Ludovic Bernaudat, Kenneth J. Davis, Malgorzata Stylo, Nellia Mutemeri, Patience Singo, Pontsho Twala, Itai Mutemeri, Anne Nakafeero, Imelda Dossou Etui
English
This paper presents an overview of new data, derived from Minamata ASGM National Action Plan submissions, that can contribute to refining estimates of mercury use in ASGM, and then assesses technologies that can support the phase out mercury use in ASGM while increasing gold recovery.
With the passing of Law 11/2018 Concerning the Minamata Convention and Presidential Regulation 21/2019 Concerning the National Action Plan on the Reduction and Elimination of Mercury (RAN-PPM) in any sector, usage of mercury will be restricted and forbidden in the trade, manufacturing, and mining sectors. With regard to the mining sector, use of mercury will even be forbidden for the Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector.
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