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Optimizing Gold Recovery of Artisanal Mining: A Lesson Learned from Kenya
Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan, 2022 The metallurgical testings to treat the Kenyan artisanal gold mining samples were performed with several processes such as gravity concentration (i.e., Knelson Concentrator and panning), flotation, and cyanidation or leaching.
Izzan Nur Aslam +3 more
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Phytomining for Artisanal Gold Mine Tailings Management [PDF]
Minerals, 2016 Mine tailings are generally disposed of by artisanal and small scale gold miners in poorly constructed containment areas and this leads to environmental risk. Gold phytomining could be a possible option for tailings management at artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) locations where plants accumulate residual gold in their above ground biomass ...
Krisnayanti, Baiq +5 more
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Artisanal mining of gold with mercury in Ghana
West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2009 No Abstract.
Donkor, AK +3 more
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
, 2021 Artisanal gold mining occurs informally and therefore relies on low technologies and extraction methods lacking pollution controls. As a result, despite the fact that artisanal gold mining produces only twenty percent of the world’s gold, it releases more mercury than any other sector and represents the largest source of mercury emissions.
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Legon Journal of the Humanities, 2021 This article discusses the socio-cultural consequences of small-scale artisanal gold mining on the archaeological record and other heritage resources at Awudua Dada, located in the Prestia-Huni Valley District of the Western Region, Ghana. The settlement
Fritz Biveridge
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2016 The relationship between environmental exposure and health outcomes is complex, multidirectional and dynamic. Therefore, we need an understanding of these linkages for effective health risk communication. Despite the severe health hazards, artisanal gold
Frederick Ato Armah +4 more
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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana
Science of The Total Environment, 2021 Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years.
Abigail Barenblitt +10 more
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Academia Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityThe sustainability of gold mining practices, particularly among artisanal miners, has garnered increasing attention due to its environmental and social implications.
Dickson Okoree Mireku, Kwame Ofori
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 The artisanal gold mining in Ivory Coast has become a key problem in the mining sector. A diverse group of people in Ivory Coast, including the young and the old, are all engaged in these activities that are reportedly better than agricultural inputs ...
Kouame Kouame Joseph Arthur +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2019 The objective of the work is to evaluate the mercury exposure of children living in an artisanal gold mining area and in a control area, without mining.
Seyna Ueno Rabelo Mendes +4 more
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