Precious Metals Refining
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2008-01-20

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Precious Metals Refining

This interactive DVD is a three video set addressing some some safety issues of precious metals refining. Mercury is in our ore. When we recover gold and silver, we also recover mercury. Mercury is toxic, and elevated levels of it are harmful to the body. We have to protect our personnel from the hazards associated with it, and we have to protect the environment as well.

This segment contains:

Health and Safety Procedures During Maintenance Operations in Precious Metal Refining 12 min
Personal Protective Equipment in Precious Metals Refining 8 min