Technical Reports

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FileReport to UNEP on global impacts of mercury supply and demand in small-scale gold mining
This report highlights some of the Global Mercury Project’s findings 2002-2007 and outlines some major policy implications for nations worldwide — particularly nations exporting, importing and/or using mercury, as well as all countries affected by global pollution and/or involved in providing capacity assistance to populations involved in ASM.
FileSummary report: Technical and socio-economic profiles of Global Mercury Project sites (May 2004)
The Global Mercury Project (GMP) is located in communities and mining areas within six participating countries – Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sudan, Brazil, Indonesia and Lao PDR. Project sites were selected based on the importance of artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) in these regions and the proximity of communities1 to international waters that may be impacted by ASM, particularly with respect to pollution generated from the misuse of mercury. Although the project sites differ somewhat in terms of population, geography, cultural context, mining practices and mining history, they share a critical similarity – ASM represents an essential source of livelihood.
FileEnvironmental and health assessments: Summary document (July 2006)
FileReview of mercury and cyanide uses in the artisanal gold mining (May 2007)
FileU.N. international guidelines on mercury management in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (June 2007)
FileReport on the policy and governance initiative (July 2007)-Global Mercury Project
FileEvaluating and monitoring small scale gold mining and mercury use: Building a knowledge-base with satellite imagery and field work (Nov. 2007)
FileThe role of fair trade for the mercury emissions reduction plan in ASM gold mining (Dec. 2007)
FileSummary of the results of the awareness campaign and technology demonstration for artisanal gold miners: Brazil, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Sudan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (April 2008)
FileIntroducing New Technologies for Abatement of Global Mercury Pollution in Latin America
Authors: Marcello M. Veiga - UNIDO/UBC/CETEM/CNPq, (1997)
FileProtocols for environmental and health assessment of mercury released by artisanal and small-scale gold miners
Authors: Marcello M. Veiga and Randy F. Baker (2004)
FileManual for training artisanal and small-scale gold miners
Authors: Veiga M, Metcalf S, Baker R, Klein B, Davis G, Bamber A, Siegel S, Singo P (2006)
Brazil
Ghana
Indonesia
Lao PDR
FileMercury as a health hazard due to gold mining and mineral processing activities in Mindanao/Philippines: Final report
The heavy metal mercury is a health hazard (mercury = Hg). It is widely used in processing gold ore in third world countries like Brazil or the Philippines. Our project run by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO, the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Davao, Philippines, investigated the risk of using mercury in a gold rush area on the Philippines. The project was to evaluate the influence of the mercury burden on the local population and the extent of the possible health effects.
Sudan
Tanzania
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
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