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Get PriceAuthor Irina Ashman December 2024 Abstract Small scale gold mining operations have proven to be extremely harmful to the environment and result in adverse pollution of the atmosphere soil degradation landscape damage ground and surface water contamination flooding deforestation and an aggregate of health related issues
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Get PriceErrata Sheet Mercury contamination from historical gold mines represents a potential risk to human health and the environment This fact sheet provides background information on the use of mercury in historical gold mining and processing operations in California with emphasis on historical hydraulic mining areas
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