Implementing programs to improve gold recovery and reduce environmental impacts by artisanal gold mining in Brazil

Implementing programs to improve gold recovery and reduce environmental impacts by artisanal gold mining in Brazil

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM) is the largest source of mercury release into the environment from intentional use sources. One of the largest sites is located in the Tapajos River Basin region, in the Brazilian Amazon. In 2002 GEF/UNDP/UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organ...

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Main Authors:	Sousa, Rodolfo N., Veiga, Marcello M. (Marcello Mariz)
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8466

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