How this gold mine in the Philippines has gone

In the Philippines municipality of Paracale, over half of the population is involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, either as workers, financiers, processors, or gold panners. Many operations use the toxic chemical mercury to extract their gold and use outdated equipment--but this site is home to a brand new mercury-free processing system thanks to the planetGOLD Philippines project.

This upgraded facility eliminates harmful emissions of mercury while also supporting livelihoods by enabling miners to recover more gold than before when they were using mercury.

Learn more in this latest episode of planetGOLD's Dispatches from the Field series.
📺 View the full series here:    • Dispatches From The Field  

The planetGOLD Philippines project is supported by the Global Environment Facility, implemented by the UN Environment Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization and Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and executed by the Artisanal Gold Council in partnership with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau. To learn more about planetGOLD Philippines, visit https://www.planetgold.org/philippines

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