Recovering lost gold with improved efficiency, productivity and environmental impacts in Kenya
Mitchell, Clive ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-5668; Bide, Tom; Odhiambo, Cavince. 2021 Recovering lost gold with improved efficiency, productivity and environmental impacts in Kenya. In: 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Sector. World Bank, 170pp.
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Abstract/Summary
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a subsistence level livelihood for many rural communities across the world. In Kenya, it provides work for an estimated 40,000 people and produces 5 metric tons of gold per year (Barreto et al. 2018). The impact of ASGM is double-edged with the economic benefits offset by damage to the environment and the health of mining communities, particularly due to the widespread use of mercury to recover gold. As a signatory to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (UNEP 2017), Kenya has agreed to eliminate the use of mercury, formalize the ASGM sector, introduce good practice, and protect the health of mining communities.
Item Type: | Publication - Book Section |
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Funders/Sponsors: | The World Bank, PACT |
Additional Keywords: | Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining; Kenya; ASGM; gold recovery; gold particle-size |
NORA Subject Terms: | Earth Sciences |
Date made live: | 14 May 2021 14:04 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530246 |
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