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dc.contributorEconomy Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorBlacksmith Instituteen_US
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-30T15:24:48Z
dc.date.available2020-01-30T15:24:48Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/31242
dc.descriptionArtisanal and small-scale gold mining refers to informal or small-batch mining activities that use basic methods to extract gold from ore. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) estimates that artisanal and small scale mining is responsible for nearly 20% of global gold production, and employs between 10 and 15 million people – including 4 to 5 million women and children. Most artisanal and small-scale gold miners come from socially and economically marginalized communities and turn to mining as a primary income activity. They are forced to risk not only persecution by governments (if their activities are unauthorized) but also mine shaft collapses, and toxic poisoning from a variety of chemicals used unsafely in processing the ore. Despite its many dangers, artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations continue to spread because the demand for the metal is increasing and other livelihoods, such as farming, are becoming less and less economically viable. Indeed, with gold prices skyrocketing, artisanal mining will likely expand even more rapidly than before.en_US
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dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectMERCURYen_US
dc.subjectINDONESIAen_US
dc.subjectGOLD MINERSen_US
dc.subjectMININGen_US
dc.subjectARTISANSen_US
dc.titleMitigating Mercury Emissions from Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Indonesia - Final Reporten_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.tagsMercuryen_US
wd.tagsPollutionen_US
wd.topicsChemicals and Pollution Actionen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber39 pagesen_US


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