Project profile: Promoting mercury-free mining in Ghana
Fact SheetThe Promoting Mercury-Free Mining Ghana Project (Pro-MFM) is a three-year (2020-2023) U.S. Department of State-funded project being implemented by Pact and Solidaridad. The project aims to reduce the use of mercury in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector through education, introduction of better technology, strengthened equipment supply chains and demonstrating business incentives for mercury-free gold production. Learn more in this fact sheet.
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