Evaluation of mercury content in amalgams from Munhena mine, Mozambique

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 84; pp. 783 - 785
• Main Authors: Kiefer, Adam M., Drace, Kevin, Gottlieb, Samuel, Coursey, Stephen, Veiga, Marcello M., da Cruz Marrumbe, Prudêncio Noélio, Jose Chapo, Micaela Arlete
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Amalgams; Artisanal and small-scale gold mining; Combustion; Gold; Gold amalgamation; Mercury (metal); Miners; Mines; Mining; Mozambique; Phase diagrams; Mozambique; Artisanal and small-scale gold mining; Gold amalgamation; Mozambique

Artisanal gold mining amalgams from the Munhena mine in Manica province, Mozambique were burned under laboratory conditions to determine the ratio of mercury to sponge gold. When compared to established phase diagrams of the mercury–gold alloy, the results indicate that all miners actually form a mi...