Colombia bans the use of mercury in mining

Mongabay
Aug 1, 2018, 6:31 pm371 pts
July 16, 2018, marked history as the day that Colombia officially banned the use of mercury in mining, as established by law 1658 of 2013. The law determined that in five years, the use of this element would be prohibited in all extractive activities, mainly gold —which uses mercury the most— and that, by…

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