The 2015 encyclical said demand from richer developed countries was causing harm in the global South, where the mining operations are carried out. “The export of raw materials to satisfy markets in the industrialized North has caused harm locally, as for example in mercury pollution in gold mining or sulphur dioxide pollution in copper mining,” it said.
The network’s statement, which was signed by roughly 50 members coming from at least 15 countries, comes amid heightening conflict between international mining companies and rural communities, often populated by indigenous peoples.
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