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Mercury Use in Colombia by Anna Jimena is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mercury Use in Colombia about?
The document discusses mercury use and gold mining in Colombia. It finds that 87% of gold mines in Colombia do not have mining titles and only 3% have environmental licenses. High levels of illegal mining and environmental degradation, failures of formalization programs, and inadequate import controls are cited as causes of excessive mercury use in artisanal gold mining. Studies showed mercury concentrations above permitted levels.
- Author
- Anna Jimena
- Language
- EN