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Does the STAMP program have real potential to eliminate Mercury use in artisanal gold mining?

April 26, 2017artisanal Eliminate gold mercury mining potential program stamp

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Does the STAMP program have real potential to eliminate Mercury use in artisanal gold mining?

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Yes, it is the only program being discussed that can truly address the problem in its totality. The centerpiece of STAMP is the economic advantage it provides to the small scale miners using mercury. Our program will give them more money than what they currently earn. It seems inconceivable that any small scale miner would want to continue existing practices when Haber will pay them more for their concentrate than what they are making with mercury.