Artisanal gold mining: A trap of poverty and pollution

Geotechnical News

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-47

  Veiga, Marcello M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; GOLD MINES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY MINES; SMELTING;

ARTISANAL GOLD MININGS; ARTISANAL MINERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GOLD MINERS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS; MERCURY MONITORING; MERCURY POLLUTIONS; MINING TECHNIQUES; UNITED NATIONS;

MINERS;

ARTISANAL MINING; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GOLD MINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING; MONITORING SYSTEM; POLLUTION CONTROL; POVERTY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 63149088918     PISSN: 0823650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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