Silver Causes Huge Increase in Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
By Kevin Telmer - March 29, 2011
Although gold is the primary target of most Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners (ASGM) that use mercury, the role of silver on mercury use can be astonishing. When mercury is applied to ores that contain both gold and native silver, in order to get all the gold, enough mercury must […]