Sudan: Northern Sudanese Renew Demand to Close Gold Factory

25 August 2017

Sawarda / El Tadamon — In Northern State, the committee against the use of harmful chemicals in the process of gold mining reiterated its rejection of the use of cyanide.

The 'six-party committee' considers to invite experts to inspect the gold factory in Sawadra for its alleged use of the toxic chemical cyanide. Cyanidation, a technique for extracting gold from low-grade ore, is the most commonly used process for gold extraction. The process is controversial because of the highly toxic nature of cyanide.

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