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Environmental Assessment Final Report, Kadoma-Chakari area, Zimbabwe

In response to a request from the Government of Zimbabwe and in the framework of the general project entitled 'Removal of barriers to the introduction of cleaner artisanal gold mining and extraction technologies', a contract was signed in September 2003 between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and BRGM, in order to carry out the environmental and health assessment in the Kadoma-Chakari area. This area is characterised by the presence of thousands of artisanal gold miners using mercury for gold recovery.

1223: Removal of Barriers to the Introduction of Cleaner Artisanal Mining and Extraction Technologies

07 May 2010

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Environmental Assessment Final Report, Kadoma-Chakari area, Zimbabwe.pdf