Uganda, April 15 -- The cost of accessing alternative and non-mercury substance emission gold extraction technology stands in the way of the complete elimination of the life and environment threats posed by toxic atmospheric emissions.

While Uganda's status as a signatory to the Minamata Convention on Mercury that banned mercury substance emissions dates back to 2013 when it was signed, the total elimination of mercury substance at the different gold mines is yet to take shape.

The Convention targets the protection of human life and the environment from the toxic mercury emissions released into the atmosphere.

At Kitumbi-Kayonza gold mines in Kassanda District, both the artisanal miners and members of the community are still faced with...