The main conflicts stem from environmental concerns, miners’ fear of earning less than foreign workers and the surrounding communities’ fear of losing their land to mine expansion, Eshnazarov said. The government is therefore analysing the situation and will take steps to prevent conflicts, he said.
Typical environmental impacts include mercury, cyanide and heavy metals pollution. In 1998, 2 tonnes of cyanide being transported to Kumtor spilled into the Barskaun River, creating an environmental emergency, according to published reports.
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