Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning …
20-12-2011 · Keywords: artisanal gold mining, childhood, environmental health, lead poisoning, nervous system Childhood lead exposure results in lower intelligence and behavior problems and negatively affects multiple body systems ( Bellinger 2004 ; Canfield et al. 2003 ; Lanphear et al. 2005 ; Mendelsohn et al. 1998 ; Tellez-Rojo et al. 2006 ).
Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood …
Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning Epidemic Due to Artisanal Gold Mining in Zamfara, Nigeria Environ Health Perspect . 2016 Sep;124(9):1471-8. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1510145.
Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood …
8-1-2016 · Outbreak of fatal childhood lead poisoning related to artisanal gold mining in northwestern Nigeria, 2010. Environ Health Perspect 120 601 607, doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103965 [PMC free article] ELI (Environmental Law Institute) Washington, DC: ELI; 2014.
Artisanal mining - Wikipedia
Issues. Artisanal mining can include activities as simple as panning for gold in rivers, to as complex as development of underground workings and small-scale processing plants. In any of these circumstances, issues can stem from difficulties in achieving regulatory oversight of a large number of small operations (including issues such as security of land tenure for artisanal miners, to ...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Without …
In many countries, elemental mercury is used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Mercury is mixed with gold-containing materials, forming a mercury-gold amalgam which is then heated, vaporizing the mercury to obtain the gold. This process can be very dangerous and lead to significant mercury exposure and health risks.
Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood …
Outbreak of fatal childhood lead poisoning related to artisanal gold mining in northwestern Nigeria, 2010. Environ Health Perspect 120:601-607, doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103965 22186192. Link, Google Scholar; ELI (Environmental Law Institute). 2014. Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria: Recommendations to Address Mercury and Lead Exposure.
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Price increases in gold and other metals have caused artisanal mining to burgeon globally, increasing the potential for lead poisoning outbreaks beyond Nigeria. For example, tens of thousands of people have been affected by lead poisoning at Kabwe, Zambia, which resulted from artisanal re-mining of and exposures to wastes from historical lead–zinc mining and smelting ( Branan 2008 ).
Artisanal Gold Mining: A Dangerous Pollution …
Artisanal Gold Mining: A Dangerous Pollution Problem by Blacksmith Institute Mercury attacks the central nervous system, affects brain functioning and, in extreme cases, exposure will lead to death. Despite being commonly overlooked, industrial pollution still poses a significant threat to human health, particularly in the case of artisanal gold mining. Global Toxic Pollution – Under […]
Reducing Mercury Pollution from Artisanal and …
A major source of air pollution from mercury, artisanal and small-scale gold mining releases approximately 400 metric tons of airborne elemental mercury each year. Located in over 55 countries, small scale gold buying and refining facilities (commonly referred to as “Gold Shops”) are an important part of this production process, and are a major cause of air pollution from mercury.
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Our Vision: We envision a formalized, environmentally sound, and socially responsible Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector that supplies Responsible Artisanal Gold™ to markets, attracts socially responsible investors and buyers, and encourages ethical consumer behaviours. A Sector universally recognized as a first-rate mechanism of transfer of wealth to those who are challenged by ...
Peru: Reducing Mercury From Artisanal Gold …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a traditional livelihood in Peru, providing much needed income for many impoverished communities. Currently, the prevailing method of ASGM in the country involves using large amounts of mercury to extract gold. These activities result in the release of tons of mercury each year, causing significant air, soil, and […]
FG Flags off Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining ...
FG Flags off Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative Share As part of its on-going process to formalize and integrate Artisanal and Small Scale gold mining activities into the Nation’s legal, economic and institutional framework, the Federal Government has launched the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi ...
Gold, lead and death in Nigeria | EARTH Magazine
The lead contamination, the investigators learned, was coming from the extraction of the Zamfara region’s unusually lead-rich gold ore. Such small-scale subsistence-level mining, called artisanal gold mining, uses rudimentary techniques and the gold ore is processed at home.
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Artisanal gold mining is one of the most significant sources of mercury release into the environment in the developing world, with at least a quarter of the world’s total gold supply coming from such sources. 2 Artisanal gold miners combine mercury with gold-carrying silt to form a hardened amalgam that has picked up most of the gold metal from the silt.
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The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is a not-for-profit organization based out of Victoria, BC, Canada. We are global experts leading the transformation to an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and formalized artisanal gold mining sector. Our global team has extensive field knowledge and direct experience with Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining communities worldwide.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa | …
Gold Mining Sluice at use in gold recovery (Burkina Faso) Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) happens in almost all mineral active African countries. Gold is mined in two ways; one on hard rocks where gold found embedded in quartz vein is extracted using simple tools. Mined ore is then crushed either manually using a hammer or by a ...
Mercury Usage in Gold Mining and Why It Is a …
Gold is heavier than most other particles, so alternative methods typically use motion or water to separate the gold from lighter particles. Panning involves moving sediment that potentially contains gold in a curved pan with water and moving in such a way that any gold will settle at the bottom while the water and other particles will leave the pan.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has long been practiced in Nigeria and around the world. Bolstered by historically high gold prices, a lack of viable alternative livelihoods, and a ready – if expensive – supply of mercury, there has been a resurgence of ASGM activities in …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining | World Gold …
Large-Scale Mining (LSM): Large-scale mining refers to gold mining operations that are not considered to be artisanal or small-scale. Legitimate Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: The OECD Due Diligence Guidance Supplement on Gold sought to explore the issue of ‘legitimacy’.
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Artisanal Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) To extract and process gold, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs a variety of methods depending on the ore (e.g. alluvial or hard rock), the tools available to miners, and sometimes other factors beyond miners control, such as local or regional governance structures.