Expert consultations on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting will be organized by the Global Mercury Partnership on Friday 30 April 2021, from 13:00-15:00 CEST.

The consultations will be an opportunity to provide input to the draft report currently developed in the context of the Partnership, share additional knowledge, data and best practice, and discuss suggestions for future work.

Participants are invited to attend in their expert capacity, to share views and ideas, as well as any useful background information. The draft report will be circulated for review in the coming weeks.

Recognizing the sector was estimated to be a major source of mercury emissions and releases, the Partnership Advisory Group decided at its tenth meeting (Geneva, 23 November 2019) to initiate work on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting, which it had identified as a cross-cutting topic amongst several Partnership areas.

In follow up to expert consultations launched in April 2020, the development of a study report on the topic was initiated, with the aim to, amongst others, provide a better understanding of the mercury mass balance globally between supply, storage, and waste treatment related to non-ferrous metals mining and smelting operations.

A draft annotated outline of the study report was presented for consideration by the Partnership Advisory Group at its eleventh meeting (15 and 16 December 2020). Together with the information collected, the finalized annotated outline was used as a basis to develop the draft study report.

The meeting will take place online. Kindly register by sending an email to metals@un.org.

The Global Mercury Partnership aims to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury to air, water and land. With over 200 partners to date, from governments, IGOs, NGOs, industry and academia, the Partnership focuses on supporting timely and effective implementation of the Minamata Convention, providing state of the art knowledge and science and raising awareness towards global action on mercury.