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Sunday, March 19, 2023

News in depth: ‘We are drinking mercury’: Illegal gold mining exposes residents to poisoning

 In March last year, mercury and cyanide deposits from artisanal gold mines in Penhalonga were detected in Lake Alexander, about 32 kilometres from the mines that supply water to her home.“We are drinking contaminated water,” the 28-year-old mother of one, who was wearing a traditional white headwrap, told IDN in tears.

read more... https://www.newsday.co.zw/thestandard/news/article/200009025/news-in-depth-we-are-drinking-mercury-illegal-gold-mining-exposes-residents-to-poisoning

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