Factsheet on Gold in the series Responsible mining, produced for the Round Table on Responsible Mining for Electronics. In this factsheet the problems around gold mining are briefly explained. Furthermore the responsibility of the companies in the supply chain for these problems is mentioned and also the role of local and international problems is discussed.
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