CONTEXT Mercury exposure has been described among small-scale gold mining communities in developing countries, but reports of inhalational mercury toxicity among home gold extractors in the US remain uncommon. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify inhalational mercury exposures and toxicity among artisanal gold extractors. METHODS This is an observational case series of a single Poison Center dat...

The rapid expansion of the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) industry in developing countries has marginalized the local communities in poverty, and resulted in occupational exposure to mercury via the gold extraction process. We investigated the mercury exposure of the mining workers lived inside and outside the mining area. Based on the occupations of the contributors, the hair sam...

This study gives an overview of women in artisanal and small scale mining Uganda (ASM). It sheds light on regulatory framework while citing the barrier benefits. In summary finding are namely; - (i) Many studies describe how male dominated industry is. (ii) Women play a significant role ASM, however, much their work takes place illegally. Africa alone ASM workforce comprises 40-50 % women. (iii...