Conservation International (CI) on Tuesday evening launched a new four-year-project geared at achieving mercury-free mining practices among small-scale miners.
The project, called “A supply chain approach to eliminating mercury in Guyana’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Miners (ASGM) sector: El Dorado Gold Jewellery – Made in Guyana,” is being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under the Global Opportunities for Long-term Development (GOLD) in ASGM programme. It is being implemented in eight countries around the world by the United Nations Environment Programme.
