Report

Technical Assessment on Environmental Issues related to Primary Mercury Mining in Kyrgyzstan

Technical Assessment on Environmental Issues related to Primary Mercury Mining in Kyrgyzstan

This report is part of the overall Kyrgyzstan Primary Mercury Mining Project funded by the Government of Norway, Switzerland and the United States of America and being carried out as a partnership between UNITAR, UNEP, and Zoï Environment Network. 

The main findings of the Technical Assessment address two priority areas: i) environmental impact of past and current mercury production and ii) the technical conditions and the economic viability of mercury production and possible industrial alternatives.