Resources

This report describes project activities, including measuring mercury content in coals burned in Vietnam, measuring mercury content of flue gas, and developing mercury emissions factors for the coal-fired power sector

In order to expand on the direction provided by the IGF’s Mining Policy Framework (MPF), IGF member states identified the need for more concrete guidance on managing key issues relating to mining and sustainable development.

The present report is one of the main outputs of the World Bank project "Development of mercury trade di-agnostic for Sub-Saharan Africa". The project builds on the current efforts of the World Bank Group, Environ-mental & Natural Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa, focused on chemicals and wastes.

Inventory produced by Office of the President of the Republic of Suriname Coordination Environment during the Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal Project in Three Selected Countries in the Caribbean.

Inventory produced by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Environment & Risk Management Division of Jamaica, during the Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal Project in Three Selected Countries in the Caribbean.

Inventory produced by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer of the Caribbean Region during the Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal Project in Three Selected Countries in the Caribbean.

Mid-Term Progress Report Mercury Storage and Disposal Project In the Caribbean: Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

Basel Convention Regional Centre- Caribbean

August 2016

Academic journal paper published in Science of the Total Environment: Evaluating the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention (as required by Article 22) is a crucial component to ensure that it meets this objective.

Draft report of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) 7th Meeting, which took place on 8 march 2016 in Dead Sea, Jordan.

MONGOLIA - Sustainable Artisanal Mining Project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

This report presents a range of measures already taken by some countries in pursuit of their objectives to phase down or entirely eliminate the use of dental amalgam. It is intended that these examples may inspire and instruct other countries’ efforts to implement this provision of the Minamata Convention.

PACT, 2016

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Alliance for Responsable Mining, Somos Tesoro, 2016

World Chlorine Council Reporting

An early version of this report served as a background document for a WHO technical consultation on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and health, which took place on 1-2 October 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. The overarching goals of this meeting were to: a)bring together world experts in order to take stockof current developments in the field.

Artisanal Gold Council, 2015

GLOBAL - UN Environment

The video describes the use of mercury in gold extraction in small-scale mining activities. It further underlines the risks that mercury poses to the surrounding environment and people. It also presents an overview of alternative, environmentally-friendly methods that can be applied in place of mercury amalgamation. 

GLOBAL - Cordy Geosciences

The videos guide the viewer through the entire ASGM process chain and propose the "golden means" - better practices - that can be applied at each step in order to reduce the use of mercury and prevent this toxic metal from affecting the environment and human health.

The World Chlorine Council, a member of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership, has collected many useful information materials on a single page. These include information on managing mercury, reporting mercury use, safe disposal, and decommissioning.

Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector continues to grow in size and significance. Its contribution to wealth creation, employment and the economy make it one of the nation’s most important livelihood activities, directly employing an estimated one million people and supporting approximately 4.5 million more.

GLOBAL - Alliance for Responsible Mining

The video presents a certification scheme: The Fairmined Initiative that was created by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), a non-profit organization.

ECUADOR - Brandon Nichols, NBK Mining Engineering Department, University of British Columbia

An overview of the artisanal and small-scale gold mining practices used in Portovelo, Ecuador. The short film shows how miners extract their gold, crush it, process the ore and recover the gold using both mercury and cyanide. 

An update of the modelling of the intercontinental transport and source attribution of mercury deposition was done in 2015.

This report details the current emissions from coal combustion in India and the emergence of new policies and options for emissions reduction.

This document summarizes the main influences on efficiency and means available to increase it, with suggestions for future actions