The world’s largest rainforest is in the midst of a mining boom fueled by high mineral prices, reveals a new assessment of the Amazon’s resources.
Mining boom in the Amazon
Mongabay
8 December 2012 at 0:00 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:21)
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