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Fifty thousand gold shops in the world's artisanal gold supply chain  There are approximately 50,000 small gold shops serving artisanal and small scale gold miners worldwide... the first link in the artisanal gold supply chain to consumers...

World Artisanal Gold Production  World's artisanal miners produce 330 tonnes of gold per year or 12% of official world production...

Silver causes increase in mercury consumption  Although gold is the primary target of most Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners that use mercury, the role of silver on mercury consumption can be astonishing...

Price of mercury rising faster than gold  The price of mercury has has hit a new high...

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  • Artisanal Coin Press Release 1                                                                                     April 2011
  • OECD Working Group on Gold                                                                                     May 2011