Mercury-free, small-scale artisanal gold mining in Mozambique: Utilization of magnets to isolate gold at clean tech mine

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-95

  Drace, Kevin ^a   Kiefer, Adam M ^a   Veiga, Marcello M ^b   Williams, Matt K ^a   Ascari, Benjamin ^a   Knapper, Kassandra A ^a   Logan, Kaitlyn M ^a   Breslin, Vanessa M ^a   Skidmore, Ashley ^a   Bolt, Daniel A ^a   Geist, Grant ^a   Reidy, Lorlyn ^c   Cizdziel, James V ^c  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale gold mining; Clean technologies; Mercury amalgamation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL GOLD MININGS; ARTISANAL MINING; BUSINESS PRACTICES; CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; GANGUE MINERALS; GOLD MARKET; GOLD MINERS; GOLD MINING; HEALTH CONCERNS; MERCURY-FREE; MINING PROCESS; MOZAMBIQUE; WORKER SAFETY;

CENTRIFUGATION; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MINERS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 84859915632     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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