“The gold mines send toxic waste into the villages,” Thum Ai, a spokesperson from the Shan State Farmers’ Network, told The Irrawaddy on Monday, after recent flooding has reinvigorated local calls for action.
Rights groups say that gold mines affect vital ecosystems, as mining waste can carry mercury and cyanide, which are used to extract gold from rock. Numerous health problems have also been linked to metal mining.
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