Mercury balance in amalgamation in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: identifying strategies for reducing environmental pollution in Portovelo-Zaruma, Ecuador

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-232

  Velásquez López, Patricio C ^a,b   Veiga, Marcello M ^b   Hall, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MACHALA   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; Artisanal small scale gold mining; Mercury emissions; Mercury pathways; Southern Ecuador

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD MINES; METALS; MINERS; ORES; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION;

AMALGAMATION; AMALGAMATION PROCESS; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GOLD MINING; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MERCURY POLLUTION; PROCESSING CENTER;

MERCURY AMALGAMS;

EID: 70649101157     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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