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UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency
The United Nations warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in Colombia’s Atrato River basin has created a ...
A “supergiant” gold ore deposit under an existing gold mine in China could be the world’s largest gold ore deposit. Officials estimate that the extent of the find could be 1,100 tons stretching as ...
For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...
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South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining
A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.
A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...
Zimbabwe has stringent anti-pollution laws to prevent illegal gold mining, yet on the banks of one river in eastern Zimbabwe, miners, and police, are present. Correspondent Farai Shawn Matiashe ...
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Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Hair Samples From Indigenous Women in Peru and Nicaragua
Small-scale gold mining in the area releases mercury into the environment, where it can make its way into fish and, in turn, ...
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