Burkina Faso Gold-Mercury2

____________________ , in ____________________ the Global ____________________ Facility ( GEF ) ____________________ a ____________________ to help ____________________ gold ____________________ ____________________ the use of ____________________ in gold ____________________ , and ____________________ harmful ____________________ to their ____________________ and the ____________________ . As part of the GOLD ____________________ , the United Nations Industrial ____________________ Organization ( UNIDO ) has ____________________ a ____________________ - year ____________________ in Burkina ____________________ . The project will ____________________ in early ____________________ and introduce a gold - ____________________ scheme , consult ____________________ on mercury - free ____________________ and raise ____________________ of ____________________ risks in Burkina Faso ? s ____________________ ____________________ - scale ____________________ mining ____________________ . The Project was ____________________ in ____________________ on 24 ____________________ 2017 , as we will ____________________ in a ____________________ . Artisanal small - ____________________ gold mining ( ____________________ ) is a major ____________________ of ____________________ for a ____________________ part of the ____________________ in Burkina ____________________ . It is estimated that ____________________ 600 , 000 and one ____________________ people are ____________________ and / or ____________________ ____________________ in the sector , producing ____________________ ____________________ tonnes of ____________________ per year in more than ____________________ ____________________ mine sites , and many more ____________________ sites , making ____________________ Faso the ____________________ largest gold ____________________ in ____________________ . Mercury releases in Burkina Faso are some of the ____________________ in ____________________ . It is ____________________ that small - scale ____________________ use approximately ____________________ tons of mercury each ____________________ . The project ? s launch event was held in ____________________ on ____________________ February 2017 ; and was ____________________ by representatives of the ____________________ Gold ____________________ , a wide range of ____________________ officials , and ____________________ Burkina Faso ____________________ ____________________ .