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The greatest environmental and health threat derives from the widespread use of mercury in the ore...
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An influx of Brazilians - as many as 10,000 in Suriname alone, most from the state of Maranhao -...
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Some individuals scour the jungle with metal detectors to encounter gold alluvial deposits. Those...
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Hydraulic Mining
The past fifteen years has seen a new gold rush in the Guianas. The extensive uncontrolled...
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Brazilian miner
Heavy mechanical equipment is used to remove the forest cover and expose the ore body, with...
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Mining camp
The operations create stagnant pools that become breeding zones for malaria vectors....
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Suriname Small-Scale Gold...
