The environmental justice and community development group Ban Toxics (BT) has partnered with the local government of Labo, Camarines Norte to embrace a mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the gold-rich municipality.

The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on February 9 to mark the beginning of activities that will help transition small-scale miners away from mercury to profitable, safer and toxic-free mining techniques.

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