“A gold mine was built around Changdu near Hoeryong, and the water coming from there has severely polluted the Hoeryong Stream,” a source from North Hamkyung Province said on Tuesday. “They’re using potassium cyanide in the process of digging up gold, which flows into Hoeryong stream and gives those ingesting the water from there severe stomach aches and/or diarrhea.”
Potassium cyanide is highly toxic and mostly used in the North to lay traps for pheasants or rabbits, according to the source. The state, however, indiscriminately employs the chemical in the mining sector to remove iron, zinc, and other impurities from the gold.
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