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T1 UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report on Mercury from Non-Ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Global Mercury Partnership, 
K1 mercury
K1 non-ferrous metal
K1 mining
K1 smelting
K1 international agreement
K1 gold
K1 zinc
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40356
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40356
NO The report aims to elucidate the fate of mercury within commercial smelters and refiners; estimate the magnitude of potential emissions and releases from the production of non-ferrous metals; and illustrate various technologies for controlling them. It has been compiled from expert consultations, and open access sources of information to present a critical review of existing knowledge and information gaps concerning mercury from the non-ferrous sector, showcase the different reduction methods, and provide relevant suggestions for further work including capacity development.  Non-ferrous metals are all metals apart from iron. The emphasis in this report is on copper, lead, zinc and industrial gold, which all present a potential risk of significant emissions and releases of mercury and are included in the Minamata Convention on Mercury as a point source category of emissions. It does not include consideration of the primary mining of mercury, nor the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
NO https://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026