Unregulated gold mining in eastern Shan State raises concerns about the risk of cyanide contamination in key transboundary rivers near the Thai–Myanmar border, including the Mekong.
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Unregulated gold mining in eastern Shan State raises concerns about the risk of cyanide contamination in key transboundary rivers near the Thai–Myanmar border, including the Mekong.
read more... https://www.mekongeye.com/2025/04/28/a-toxic-silence
This has created cause for concern among some environmental activists in the area. Many have pointed to the use of mercury in illegal mining operations as a key factor in the recent destruction of many of the country's natural resources.
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Despite the country’s approval of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2016, enforcement has been delayed. Bockarie Pompay Sesay, Public Health and Environmental Adviser for WHO-Sierra Leone, stated that mercury pollution is a global concern and advocated for stricter implementation of the treaty’s terms, such as the elimination of mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
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