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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)

Estimated mercury releases from ASGM in tonnes per year

Estimated numbers of miners

0-5

10,000

5-10 10-25 25-50

100,000

500,000

50-500

Reported countries with ASGM

No estimate

Source:Adapted fromMercuryWatchdatabase (>www.mercurywatch.org); UNEPGlobalForumonArtisanalandSmall-scalegoldminingManila,8thDecember2010 DesignedbyZoïEnvironmentNetwork /GRID-Arendal,December2012

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