In ASGM, elemental mercury is often used to amalgamate gold dust obtained ... that the practice of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) using mercury leads to elevated mercury levels ...

It’s also thought that mercury has been used as a tool for mining through the amalgamation of precious metals, like gold and ...

“If you want to get fine particles of gold, then you have to wash it with bare hands using mercury. Wearing gloves could make you lose a lot of gold,” says Stella Inzofu. Inzofu, a teacher by ...