Residents battle to protect their piece of Amazon from a controversial gold mining project.
Tag: gold
The rainforest of gold: Blessing or curse?
Mining in French Guiana may be either an end to villagers’ way of life, or an economic opportunity.
Open scars. Illegal gold mining and indigenous massacres
Mining, bodies, burnt bones. Illegal extraction of gold may be behind one of the bloodiest massacres of indigenous recently.
On behalf of gold: A text about mining and pollution in the Amazon
In a pioneering initiative, Amazonas state establishes standards to regulate the trade. The decision, however, encourages questions, especially regarding the use of mercury.
The other “Belo” which is moving on the river Xingu
At 50 km from the Belo Monte hydroelectric Belo Sun the Canadian mining company also wants Xingu water for use in gold mining.
Madre de Dios: exporters of gold financed clans of illegal mining
Companies not only exported 25 tons of gold to Switzerland, also financed illegal mining clans are being prosecuted for money laundering.