"Both large-scale and small-scale mining operations are found in the rainforests of South America. But while the large-scale operations largely comply with the legal and regulatory framework provided by the different governments of the Amazon Countries, the small-scale mining operations fall...

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of emissions of mercury compounds, discusses their completeness from a social cost point of view, and discusses the relative magnitudes of the values attached to mercury compounds in different contexts. The...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: California: The Quicksilver State -- 1. Imperialism and California's Quicksilver -- 2. Money and Powerin the California Mercury Landscape -- 3. A Geography of Mercury Mining in California -- 4. Race, Space, and Power at New Almaden -- 5....

The study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and economically assesses mercury pollution and other development problems in the industry. The end purpose is to suggest measures to address the problems and promote better environmental and overall management of small-scale mining....