Mercury management in small-scale mining

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-23

  Valenzuela, Armando ^a   Fytas, Kostas ^a  

^a Chilean Copper Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Gold; Mercury; Mining; Small scale

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOLD; MERCURY AMALGAMS; MERCURY MINES; MINERS;

MERCURY EMISSION;

MINING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOLD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING INDUSTRY; POLLUTION;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0036506087     PISSN: 13895265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ijsm.16.1.2.3409     Document Type: Article

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