Diamond Mining and Artisanal Mining | Keep Giving Diamonds
Know MoreCoastal and inland mining (removal of overburden, such as sand and soil, to find diamonds) Marine mining (excavation of diamonds from the seabed) Diamond mining on a non-industrial scale is undertaken involving individuals, families and communities and using the most basic equipment, such as sieves and pans – this is known as artisanal mining...
The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining
Know MoreMercury‐dependent artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of mercury pollution on Earth In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam The amalgam is typically isolated by hand and then heated—often with a torch or over a stove—to ,...