Argonne/EPA system captures mercury from air in gold shops ...
Dec 22, 2014· Collectively, these shops purify nearly 20 percent of the world''s gold supply before it is shaped and sold in stores. Through a generationsold process, smallscale miners use hand tools and chemicals to extract gold from the ground. Miners use mercury as an easy way to extract gold pieces during the sifting process, which separates out dirt and other materials.