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In Senegal 's gold-rich Kedougou region, mercury is dominant method for extracting gold from ore.
Mercury is prized for its ability to bind quickly and easily to gold.
Miners mix the liquid metal into crushed ore, and the mixture is heated to evaporate and leave behind a lump of gold.
The process is cheap, effective and dangerous.
Senegal ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2016 , pledging to reduce mercury use and pollution.
Most of the country’s supply comes from Guinea , Mali , Burkina Faso and Ghana .
In 2020 , the government promised to build 400 mercury-free gold processing units.
So far, only one has been constructed.
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