GLOBAL TRENDS IN ARTISANAL AND SMALLSCALE MINING .
Artisanal and smallscale mining is also the source of the largest releases of mercury, estimated at 1,400 tonnes per year in 2011 according to the Minamata Convention. Exposure to mercury can have serious health impacts, including irreversible brain damage. Mercury is also difficult to contain and can be toxic at even very small doses.
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