Arquivos gold

Globo.com: Brazilian report shows illegal mines of the French Guiana region

By Giovanny Vera 4 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

Images of an area of illegal mining in French Guiana, where a large majority of the miners are Brazilians.

Pulitzer Center: Like Butterflies in the Jungle: The Quest for the New El Dorado

By Giovanny Vera 21 de July de 201414 de September de 2020

In French Guiana, some 15,000 wildcat miners armed with diesel engines, hydraulic equipment, guns, and not a small supply of sugarcane liquor were hacking into the European Union’s sole rain forest.

EBC: In French Guiana there are at least 10,000 illegal Brazilian miners

By Giovanny Vera 16 de July de 201414 de September de 2020

The estimate was confirmed by a mission of Amapá Civil Police, who visited some of the 520 mines in the region. The rising price of gold in the international market is what drives these Brazilians going abroad in search of metal.

Reuters: Brazil court revokes license for Canadian gold mine in Amazon

By Mark Smith 26 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

A federal court has revoked the environmental license for a massive gold mine planned by Belo Sun Mining Corp on the Xingu River in the Amazon, ruling that the company had failed to assess the impact on local indigenous communities.

[VIDEO] Devastating: The effects of illegal mining in Madre de Dios

By Mark Smith 18 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

Documentary by correspondents in the Peruvian jungle reveals damage to the ecosystem, child labor and prostitution just for gold.

iAgua: Wetlands in Madre de Dios have suffered impact of aluvial gold mining

By Mark Smith 10 de March de 201414 de September de 2020

Extractive activities-like alluvial gold mining and other activities that cause deforestation-generate a direct negative impact on the Peruvian Amazon.

New York Daily News: Children in Peru forced to work in gold mines

By Mark Smith 17 de February de 201414 de September de 2020

New research shows more than 20 percent of the Peruvian gold is mined illegally, under slave conditions, by children and others who receive no pay.

Gold balance weighs against the forest in Madre de Dios

By Giovanny Vera 30 de October de 201314 de September de 2020

Elevation of price of the metal after the 2008 economic crisis has increased illegal mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Deforestation in the region tripled.