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Gold ore characterisation, mercury use & value chains analysis of the artisanal & small-scale gold mining sector of Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea : thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Earth Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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Wau, in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), is a rural township with a growing artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector working with mercury (Hg). It was once the centre of gold mining activities for European prospectors and companies between the 1930s and the late 1980s. Mercury amalgamation is used globally for gold extraction in the ASGM industry but was banned by the M...
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2018
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Papua New Guinea
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