While ASM activity appears to be increasing, there are signs that the high price of mercury has already encouraged some miners to seek ways to use mercury more efficiently, or not at all.
尽管手工作业和小规模金矿的生产更加活跃，但有迹象表明，汞价增长已使得一些矿工开始寻求高效使用汞的方式，或者停止汞的使用。